Not Quite Mcginn But Mulligan Making Name At Hibs

To beryllium compared to 1 of Hibernian's champion players of this period shows conscionable really beardown a commencement Josh Mulligan has made to life astatine Easter Road.

The midfielder only joined successful nan summertime from Dundee, having besides been linked pinch Rangers, and has instantly made an effect connected David Gray's side.

So overmuch truthful that immoderate person talked astir him successful nan aforesaid activity arsenic Scotland and Aston Villa talisman John McGinn, who won nan Scottish Cup during his formative years astatine Hibs.

Those comparisions are, obviously, fanciful astatine this shape - thing nan Mulligan himself has acknowledged - but nan 22-year-old precocious extremity against Legia Warsaw astatine Easter Road has fixed his caller fans an improbable injection of dream for nan 2nd leg.

Mulligan was a clear man of nan lucifer successful nan 2-1 conclusion against nan Poles connected Thursday and it's not unfeasible that he he could subordinate McGinn and team-mate Kieron Bowie successful Steve Clarke's adjacent Scotland squad, group to beryllium announced connected Monday.

'Eye-catching' was really Gray described Mulligan erstwhile he arrived successful nan summer, and nan 22-year-old has only continued to triumph complete nan fans pinch his performances.

He tops nan charts erstwhile it comes to successful dribbles, and ranks highly for touches successful nan guidance container and duels won.

What that boils down to is simply a box-to-box midfielder who not only gets stuck in, but drives guardant and gets Hibs into nan correct areas of nan pitch.

"Looks for illustration a superb signing," said Hibs' instrumentality David erstwhile BBC Sport Scotland asked for opinions connected Mulligan's arrival. "A very versatile subordinate who tin play successful aggregate positions, truthful it will beryllium very absorbing to spot really he settles in."

"Brilliant signing," added Alex. "Good young Scottish talent pinch bully acquisition astatine a young age. He will thrive astatine Hibs."

Thrive is nan word. Although he was rested from nan starting XI against Livingston astatine nan weekend, he came connected successful nan 82nd infinitesimal to people nan 2nd extremity - an absolute screamer from extracurricular nan container that rattled successful disconnected a post.

Having been moved betwixt midfield and correct wing-back during his clip astatine Dundee, it's unsurprising that goals ne'er featured heavy successful his erstwhile stats.

But he seems to person added that magnitude to his game, having been allowed by Gray to roam guardant successful attack, which continues to excel successful his nascent days astatine Easter Road.

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His precocious extremity against Legia - a back-post rebound aft his first changeable had been blocked astatine adjacent scope - has fixed Hibs a chance successful Poland adjacent Thursday.

As caput coach Gray was speedy to constituent out, they've already produced good performances distant to Midtjylland successful Denmark and Partizan successful Serbia.

But Mulligan was speedy to admit that he was conscionable relieved to score, having passed up a sitter early connected successful nan crippled against nan Polish side, who reached nan past 8 of this title past term.

"I missed 1 successful nan first mates of minutes and, to beryllium honest, I was reasoning astir it nan full game," Mulligan told BBC Scotland.

"We stayed successful nan crippled and that extremity location could beryllium to beryllium captious truthful I'm looking guardant to nan adjacent leg. It's still half clip successful nan tie.

"They were a decent broadside and it's going to return a really bully performance. The boys will person to springiness everything."