Mulligan on mission to join McGinn

HIBS V LEGIA WARSAW 8PM, SOLIDSPORT

- By Darren Johnstone

JOSH MULLIGAN is delighted to be compared to John McGinn - but what the midfielder would love most is to join the former Hibs hero in the Scotland squad.

Mulligan has hit the ground running at Easter Road since making his summer switch from Dundee and the 22-year-old, above, is hoping to create history with his new club as they look to see off Legia Warsaw and reach the £5million Conference League group stage.

David Gray's side host the Poles in the playoff first leg tonight and Mulligan is desperate to build on his rich vein of form that has seen him likened to Scotland talisman and Aston Villa skipper McGinn.

Mulligan, who scored his first Hibs goal with a top-corner screamer in last weekend's Premier Sports Cup win at Livingston, said: “McGinn is a great player. To be compared with someone like that is a good compliment.

“But it's about focusing on my whole game and not getting caught up in comparisons, although it is nice.