Christophe Berra is looking forward to facing Scotland squad colleague Jordan Rhodes when Blackburn Rovers visit Portman Road tonight.
The pair were together for more than a week recently when they were both included in manager Gordon Strachan’s squad for the friendly double-header against the USA and Norway.
But the Blues defender’s time on the training ground alongside Rhodes was limited because the ex-Town youngster was ruled out of action for a couple of days through injury, although he knows exactly what to expect.
Berra said: "I’ve played against Jordan many times. He’s a top man, a good lad and we all know about his goalscoring record in the Championship.
"He might not be in the game for 89 minutes but he’ll pop up with the winner. We’ll have to be on red alert to stop him scoring.
"But you like to play against the best players, no matter what league you play in. You’ve got to treat everyone the same and show them all respect because if you don’t that’s when you end up getting punished.
"In terms of goalscoring there are not many better players around than Jordan. He’s done it regularly for the last few seasons and is right up there with the very best. His record in that time speaks for itself.”