Nottingham Forest boss Aitor Karanka decided to sell Barrie McKay to Swansea City in the summer.
Karanka was appointed at the City Ground in January, and immediately seemed to have his doubts over McKay.
The winger went from playing regularly in the first-team, to having to drop down to play under-23 football at Forest.
McKay was eventually sold to Swansea this summer, and the Scot has made a bright start for his new club.
And McKay claims that he feels he has nothing to prove to his former employers, when his new side take them on at the weekend.
“The first six months at Forest went really well for me, but I struggled a bit over the last six,” McKay said.
“It was tough to go from playing every game to not really featuring at all. The manager brought in his own players and had different ideas, but that can happen in football.
“I was training with the under-23 side and obviously that’s not what you want to be doing. You want to be part of the first team and contributing.
“But I don’t really feel like I’ve got anything to prove to Forest. I went there and felt I did well for them.”
McKay has made five appearances for Swansea so far, claiming one assist.
At Forest he played 26 times in the Championship last season, scoring on five occasions.
Forest are currently four points behind Swansea in the Championship table, with Graham Potters’ side sitting just outside the play offs.
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