This one will go to the wire: Jim Gavin

Dublin manager Jim Gavin predicts that Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry in Croke Park (3.30) will be decided by the smallest of margins

"I can go on and on about the quality of this Kerry side, so this is going to be a really, really tough game. This one will go down to the wire," says Jim.

The Dubs boss says that the Kingdom present a different riddle to solve than Donegal, whom Dublin defeated in their quarter-final.

"They (Kerry) keep a lot more players up. We've seen from recent times, in 2013, what can happen if you give them the space ... they're going to hurt Dublin.

"They've shown various game-plans during their National League campaign.

"We met them in the final. Once they got their man sent off, I think it was the 48th minute, there was only two points in that game," adds Jim.

"They are well able to push up high, they are well able to get their forward players behind the ball and set up a defensive line across the middle.

"They're unpredictable in that sense. What Kerry can bring, because they have such talented and experienced players, you can't plan for every eventuality. Therefore we've based most of our preparation on our game-plan," concludes the Dublin manager.

Regarding team news ahead of Sunday, James McCarthy has returned to full fitness and is available for selection.