Stoke City winger Jermaine Pennant is looking forward to his clash today against Blackburn Rovers midfielder David Dunn.
The pair will collide on Sunday for the first time since they were colleagues at Birmingham City between 2005 and 2006.
"He's a great player and a great person," Pennant told The Sentinel, "and he's always got some jokes to crack in the dressing room.
"He's definitely not a quiet one, but he's a top, top bloke for me.
"If he's fit, he's going to be very dangerous for us to play against.
"He's such a good player that we've got to hope he's not on form."