Leicester City's Ritchie De Laet spent 18 months at Stoke, but Potters fans may be forgiven for not remembering it.
City's marauding right-back was signed by the Potters' former manager Tony Pulis for £100,000 from Antwerp, but it was not a happy first experience in English football for the Belgian.
De Laet did not make a single appearance for Stoke and he admits it was a frustrating time.
But he said there is no sense of proving a point today at the Britannia Stadium because the Stoke fans never saw him in action, while Pulis has now departed to be replaced by Mark Hughes.
"I was there about a year and half and it was a frustrating time," said De Laet, who soon moved on to Manchester United.
"I didn't really play, I didn't get a chance or even a look in.
"It was a tough time because Stoke were my first club in England. It was difficult.
"Pulis was the manager. He signed me but never played me.
"I remember one training session where I got the ball at right-back and ran forward and he stopped the session because he didn't like me running with the ball.
"It is different here. We like playing football here and we like to get into the attacking third and let people produce some magic.
"I don't think I have anything to prove because I never got a chance to play. The fans don't really know me over there.
"I want to do well against an old club but there is nothing there for me to prove myself because Pulis has left.
"If he was still there I would have loved to have done well there and scored a goal."
Although he never played, De Laet still experienced the atmosphere inside the Britannia Stadium on a regular basis and believes City must keep the home fans quiet this afternoon.
"Everyone knows the Stoke fans are passionate and that will be a factor," he said.
"We have to go there and keep the crowd quiet and go from there.
"Every game is difficult in the Premier League. People are saying it can only get easier now after the first three games but that isn't the case.
"We still have to go there with the same mentality and positivity we have shown in the first three games.
"We have to finish our chances, defend well as a unit and, hopefully, get the three points."
