Ryan Porteous had his eye opened by the quality in the Scotland senior squad and can;t wait to be back in it.
The Hibs centre back is back with the Under 21s having been called up to Steve Clarke’s squad last November for Euro 2020 qualifying clashes against Cyprus and Kazakhstan but didn't feature.
Despite only training, he raved about the levels on show on his return to Easter Road.
He’s now back in Under 21 duty and in line for his 13th appearance against Lithuania, but is willing to do anything to get back amongst the big boys.
"I went back to Hibs and said to all the boys that the standard was a bit of an eye-opener," he said.
"It's made me desperate for another taste.
"The standard of player was ridiculous.
"You have to be at that level to play alongside these players and if I can do anything to get back there, I will.
"What took me by surprise was the fact these Premier League players are at that top level every single day. The professionalism, the standard that they train at is something I hadn't seen before. That's no disrespect to anyone at Hibs.
"I think everyone will agree the Premier League is just miles better that what we've got in Scotland but that is something that I aspire to play beside."
Scotland U21s are three points behind Group D leaders Czech Republic at the halfway stage and will look to improve on October's goalless draw with the Lithuanians at Tynecastle.
"It was disappointing not to take some goals off Lithuania last time at home, so that's something we will definitely try to rectify," said Porteous.
