Jimmy Dunne admitted playing the role of senior pro was a strange feeling as he made his comeback from injury in the Clarets’ U23s.
But it was a job he was happy to do as he stepped up his fitness following the injury that curtailed his loan spell at Hearts.
That loan stay officially only ended in time for him to play for the Clarets in their 1-0 Professional Development League defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on Monday afternoon.
But an ankle injury sustained at the end of November effectively brought an end to his successful stay at Tynecastle 14 games in and prompted a return to Turf Moor for treatment and rehabilitation.