Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale says he will have mixed emotions when the Grecians line up against his former club Southampton on Saturday.

Tisdale was at the Dell between 1987 and 1997, progressing through the youth ranks to become a professional.

Tisdale told BBC Spotlight: "It's my club, I spent over 10 years there so there's an affinity to the club.

"But that won't stop me being totally committed on Saturday to take the three points away from them.

Tisdale made 18 first-team appearances for Southampton.

He added: "On a personal level, I'm really excited about it.

"But professionally, on the business side there's a certain amount of interest as well, so it's going to be a cracking day.

"The bottom line is we're looking forward to the game because there's three points at stake, and because we're going to play at what is for all intents and purposes a Premier League stadium in front of 30,000 people."

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