DAVID Clifford was the coolest man in Croke Park as Kerry melted Tyrone's championship hopes and scorched their way into a 63rd All-Ireland final. Kerry's 14-point blitz in 15 minutes ended Armagh's Sam Maguire defence two weeks ago - in today's semi-final, it was Clifford's breath-taking second quarter score surge of 1-5 that tamed the Red Hands.

The Ulster county went on to lift the Sam Maguire Cup after both of those, but they will require one of the great Tyrone performances to topple a Kerry side who are flying high after their astonishing dismantling of Armagh in the quarter-finals.

One of the big rivalries from the noughties gets another outing today as Kerry and Tyrone go head-to-head for a place in football’s showpiece.