Kerry boss Jack O’Connor was hailed David Clifford’s “magic” after yesterday’s Allianz League Division 1 win over Tyrone in Pomeroy.

After having made a promising start to the game, the Kingdom would fall six behind and a goal from Clifford is exactly what they needed before going at the break.

The Fossa clubman would hit two more goals in the second-half, with his third of afternoon levelling the sides and he’d send over two frees after that to help cement an important 3-13 to 2-13 victory for the Munster champions.

"David did his magic again,” O’Connor told RTE Sport afterwards. “He hasn't a lot done. He played 20 minutes against Dublin and this was his first start. The man has quality and that's enduring.

"He had so much football played there for two or three years, he was bound to have a bit of a dip. We gave him a good rest this winter and he trained hard himself and did a lot of his own individual stuff.

"He has a good appetite and we need him today. We were missing the likes of Seán O'Shea and Tadhg Morley, Gavin White and a few other fellas.

"So we needed a big performance from David. But it wasn't just him. We were very strong out around the middle of the field. The boys out there caught some great ball. We won four of Tyrone's last five kick-outs."

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