Ritchie De Laet has warned tomorrow's opponents Derby County that Leicester City will not perform as poorly as they did at Leeds on Tuesday.
The Belgian defender admitted City never got going in their 1-0 defeat at Elland Road.
De Laet believes that performance may have given Derby the confidence to upset City in their own back yard. But he warned it would be foolish of Nigel Clough's side to think City will repeat that performance.
"They will be coming here thinking they can get a result having seen how we played on Tuesday," said De Laet. "But if they go on that then they will be in for a surprise.
"It was one of those days when we weren't at the races and we've performed like that before. It was one of those days when we didn't get started.
"It is disappointing because we know we had two good wins in the previous two games and kept two clean sheets. We want to put things right tomorrow.
"It doubles our hunger for Saturday now, definitely. We are determined to put things right.
"We want to give the fans what they deserve, a win over our rivals, and we know we can do better as a team.
"We didn't show up on Tuesday so we have to do it on Saturday."
De Laet, who turned 24 this week, believes the vocal backing of the Blue Army could be a vital factor for City tomorrow evening.
City have only dropped four points on home soil this season and De Laet said teams will come to the King Power Stadium in fear.
"We have more confidence at home in front of our own fans," he said.
"You have to put pressure on the teams that come to our ground.
"The fans have been incredible this season, very loud, and I think some teams will be a bit scared to come to the King Power Stadium because we have that incredible home form.
"I have heard the Leicester fans before, from the times I was playing there for other clubs.
"But playing at home every other week you can really hear the intensity. It is incredible."
