Scott Arfield has come a long way since getting his first taste of English football with Huddersfield.

Lee Clark brought the midfielder to Yorkshire in the summer of 2010 after he caught the eye while playing for Falkirk.

Arfield spent three seasons with the Terriers and was part of the squad that won promotion to the Championship, overcoming Sheffield United in the play-off final at Wembley.

He has since had an impressive career, playing in the Premier League, representing Canada on the international stage and even reaching the Europa League final with Rangers.

The 35-year-old is looking forward to facing his former club this weekend and hopes he can help Wanderers secure all three points.

“I loved it, I am actually in the middle of moving back to Huddersfield,” he revealed. “It has got a special place in my heart, my wife absolutely loves it there.

“It is an amazing club, a club very similar to this one – everybody in Huddersfield supports the club, very passionate fans.

“I probably fell short expectation-wise. As my career has gone on, you look back with maturity. I don’t put that blame on anybody else apart from myself.

“Obviously, we are here to do a job and hopefully we can win on Saturday.”

Arfield knows Huddersfield boss Michael Duff very well from their time playing together at Burnley, although Duff will not be in the dugout at the Toughsheet Community Stadium as he serves a touchline ban.

The Bolton midfielder isn’t surprised that his former team-mate went into management after hanging up his boots.

“There are a few from that team who have,” he added. “At the time, I was mid-twenties and you don’t really look too far ahead.

“But as you get older, you knew the football IQ in that dressing room and that everyone going into management had so much to give.

“I could probably reel off eight or nine who have been managers, assistant managers or coaches around England and Europe.

“It was headed by the manager, Sean Dyche, and Ian Woan, Tony Loughlan. You just had to sit in their presence for 10 or 15 minutes to realise what football was all about.

“Extremely lucky and I have carried that experience through my career. If I was to go into (management), I am not short of people to ask for advice.”

One of the reasons Arfield wanted to join Wanderers was the pressure to get results each week – something he embraces and hopes to thrive off.

“That comes with expectation and if you are falling short of that, you are open to a little bit of pressure or scrutiny,” he reflected.

“If you are not winning games, you will be under the magnifying glass and it is up to us to get us out of that. The only way you can do that is by winning games.”