Ritchie De Laet is hoping to continue his comeback from injury tonight when Leicester City take on Manchester City in the Capital One Cup quarter-final.
The Belgian right-back spent more than two months on the sidelines after a cut on his shin – which was picked up during pre-season – would not heal and eventually infected his shin bone.
De Laet had to undergo surgery to finally correct the problem but made his return on Saturday in City's draw with Burnley.
He managed 70 minutes before being substituted but said he was relishing another run-out against Manchester City tonight.
"I had a bone infection and a bit cracked off that got infected so I needed an operation," he said. "It was an annoying time.
"It was difficult being injured because I had no pain and thought I was ready to train but couldn't because of the infection.
"It was annoying seeing the lads train and I couldn't. But I'm back now and happy to be back in the squad. It felt great to be back. I was blowing a bit after 70 minutes but I think that was to be expected.
"We were playing against a high-tempo team.
"But we had good defenders on the bench so we could bring on fresh legs."
De Laet said the visit of Premier League title challengers City was a test all the players would relish, but said it was not made any more special simply because he is a former Manchester United player.
"It's great that Manchester City can come here but we can't show them too much respect, as we want to progress in the cup as well, and the only way we can do that is by beating them," he said.
"It will be a bit different tonight but we will enjoy the game. I think the league is the priority but it's a good game to play in. It's a team in the Premier League where we eventually want to be as well. It will be a good test.
"It's just another game, I can't really focus too much on being an ex-Manchester United player, I'm just going to enjoy the game."
• Follow live coverage of the Capital One Cup quarter-final match between Leicester City v Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday, December 17, 2013