Dublin’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final second half demolition of Mayo bore all the hallmarks of a team with ‘unfinished business’ to tend to, according to Cian O’Sullivan.

The eight-time Sam Maguire winner was mightily impressed with the hunger shown by some of his former team-mates who continue to perform at the highest level.

“From a Dublin perspective, there is definitely a sense of unfinished business. You can see it from the players and the leadership that was shown on the pitch the last day,” O’Sullivan told gaa.ie ahead of Saturday’s semi-final.

“James McCarthy, he has been around, he owes Dublin absolutely nothing. He was an absolute warrior, he really took the game to Mayo in that third quarter, he had a stellar performance.

"To be getting performances out of players like that is a reflection of what is really driving these guys. Is it a case of we are in the business end of the season now and pushing the go button, taking off?

“It will be interesting to see what kind of performance they get out of themselves against Monaghan,” added the Kilmacud Crokes clubman, who retired from the inter-county scene two years ago.

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