Mulligan Ready To Kickstart League Campaign

Josh Mulligan insists Hibs will bounce back quickly following Thursday night’s UEFA Europa League exit at the hands of Midtjylland.

The 22-year-old – who featured in both legs of the Second Qualifying Round – admits despite defeat, the team are fully focused on taking the positives from the tie into the start of our league campaign which kicks off this Sunday away at Dundee – the midfielder’s former club.

“We just need to get ready to go again after Thursday night,” said Mulligan.

“It’ll be a strange feeling going back to Dens so soon, but it is just another football match at the end of the day – and it is one that we all want to win. I am looking forward to it.”

With only a short turnaround between fixtures, Mulligan says there is no time to dwell on the past and is eager to begin the league campaign on the front foot.

“We are going there wanting to bounce back with a win. It is only a couple of days turnaround, so we just need to put that result out of our system and get ready to go again.

“It is massive to get off to a winning start. You saw how well Hibs did towards the end of last season and the league is absolutely massive for us. We’ve got a good run of fixtures to start with, so we need to make them count.”

Thursday’s tie also marked Mulligan’s first experience of European football – something he believes will only help the squad grow as the season progresses.

“This whole experience is new to me, playing Sunday and Thursday – that was my first experience playing European football and the same for a few boys in the changing room. So we are learning as we go, but it is a good challenge – that is the level that you want to play at.

“We went toe-to-toe with Midtjylland who are a very good team, so we can take pride and confidence in that.

“Momentum is a massive thing in football. After tonight we need to make sure we keep our heads up and get ready to go again on Sunday.”