Aston Villa's John McGinn admits that he has a lot of affection for Hibernian in Scotland.
The two clubs meet in the Europa Conference League play-offs over two legs in the coming week.
The first leg is on Wednesday, with McGinn heading back to Easter Road for the first time since leaving.
I hope when the whistle goes, they are cussing and swearing at me and treating me like a normal opponent," he told reporters.
It is very weird and strange but I am glad this has happened and is in front of us now.
Hibs will be desperate to get through, we will be desperate to get through to the group stages.
I have a lot of friends in the Hibs team and we will have a chat before the game and after the game. But when the whistle goes, it is football and we all want to achieve the same things.
I will be doing my best for Villa to take a good result back home. I expect the fans to be no different. Maybe there will be a wee appreciation when my name's read out. But once that is finished, their focus will be on Hibs winning."
