To see Kev he belongs

“I have to say when you look at the clubs he’s played for down south and the number of games he’s had, you would never say he’s had a bad career.

“It’s just that he belongs in their Premier League and I really do hope Fulham win tomorrow and he can spend the next few seasons at that level.”

He notes with interest McDonald is no longer the attacking midfielder of his Dens days, but tends to be the man who sits a touch deeper.

For him, that’s just a another sign of his all-round ability.

“Kev was very much an attacking midfielder when we played together but the times I have seen Fulham on television this season he has had more of a holding role.

“He can still get forward and chip in with a few goals and he’ll be a very important player for them at Wembley.”

Such is the “small world” nature of football that McDonald is not the only reason Dixon will be rooting for the Cottagers in a game that could earn the winners £160 million, even if they were to be relegated this time next year.

“Oliver Norwood plays beside Kev in their midfield and I played in the same team as him at Huddersfield, so it would be good to see them both go up.

“I even know the other midfielder, Stefan Johansen because I played against him a few times when he was at Celtic and I was at United.”

pictured above getting the better of a man who would go on to become a big favourite at Dens – Gary Harkins.