Steven Naismith wishes he was as popular with Norwich manager Alex Neil as with the Everton fans.
The Scotland forward could not have written a better script for his return to Goodison Park in Tuesday's EFL Cup third-round tie.
Naismith was applauded by all sides of the ground when the teams were announced and, more remarkably, again after he scored the opening goal for Norwich, who won the game 2-0.
The 30-year-old left Everton in January after three-and-a-half years in which he scored 25 goals in 123 appearances.
Naismith was stunned by the welcome he received, saying: "I can't think of many times I've seen it with anybody else.