McGinn with the Hampden bricks

Josh won't get caught up in comparisons but he'd love to be...

- 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 his summer switch from Dundee.

And the 22-year-old is hoping to create history with Hibs as they look to see off Legia Warsaw and reach the £5million Conference League group stages.

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 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. He's a good role model.