Russell Martin admits there will be an extra edge to Swansea City's fixture with Nottingham Forest as Steve Cooper returns to his former club.
Cooper twice led the Swans into the Championship play-offs but opted against seeing out the final 12 months of his three-year contract in south Wales.
He left Swansea in July and replaced Chris Hughton as Forest boss in September - overseeing six wins, six draws and just one defeat since taking charge at the City Ground.
And ahead of Cooper's return to the Swansea.com Stadium, Martin admits several players who played under the 42-year-old will be eager to impress as Swansea bid to get back to wining ways after losing successive games for the first time this season.
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"They’ve become very hard to beat and break down," said Martin.
"They’ve kept quite a few clean sheets in the last few weeks and they have good players at the top end of the pitch.
"Lewis Grabban is someone I know well. Brennan Johnson we came up against last year.
"We have a lot of players here who played under Steve and were brought in. I’m sure for the players it’ll add a little edge.
"It is different to a lot of other games for them because of their relationship with the man who managed them for the last couple of years. They achieved two play-offs, one semi-final and a final.
"For us [coaching staff], it’s another game. We weren't here. I'm sure for the new players it’s just another game too, but for some of them, I’m sure there’ll be a little edge to it.
"When I played against a previous manager, you want to show you’re a really good player."
Forest go into the match one point and one place above Swansea in the Championship standings with 21 games played.
Swansea are aiming to return to winning ways on home soil having lost 3-2 to Reading in their last contest at the Swansea.com Stadium.
And the hosts have a fully fit squad to select from as they bid to halt Forest's impressive run under Cooper.
"Everyone’s fit. Everyone’s trained really well. We’re all ready and raring to go," he added.
"There was a game in the week for the guys who haven't played so many minutes recently.
"They attacked it brilliantly and got a lot out of that physically so I think everyone’s in a good place to be involved tomorrow."
Kick-off is at 3pm on Saturday.
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