For Gleeson it will be the first time that he has played against the Championship new boys since he left stadium:MK in 2014 after five successful years.



"It will be nice to go back because there are still a lot of the management staff and the players I played with still there," said Gleeson.



"But it will be a case of getting the game out the way and then I can see all the faces I know afterwards and then we can reminisce about old times."



Although MK Dons were only promoted at the end of last season's campaign, they have already adapted extremely well to Championship football and Gleeson expects a real challenge against his former teammates.



"I always thought that when they made the step up from League One they’d cope with Championship football really well," continued Gleeson.



"They will pass the ball a lot and move the ball about the park. They won’t get frustrated or mind keeping the ball at the back and moving it through midfield.



"So we’ll have to be really patient on Saturday and when we do get the ball and have the chance to break we’ll have to be really good.



"It’s an intriguing game because they like to keep the ball and we like to counter-attack. If they don’t keep it that well and don’t play to their best, hopefully we can capitalise on it.



"We’re just looking to get the win and that will be a really good start for us if we can get the three points on Saturday, but it will be a really tough game because they’ve started really well."



Blues are visiting stadium:MK for the first time for a competitive fixture and around 4,000 Blues fans are set to back their team at the game.



Gleeson believes that level of turnout can only benefit Blues.



"In League One when I was there and we played Wolves they actually gave them six or seven thousand tickets and it actually felt like an away game," he said.



"And it worked against us because they were so loud and there were so many of them. Hopefully the travelling fans can get right behind us and be a real positive."





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