Schmeichel thrilled to make Foxes return

Kasper Schmeichel admitted it had been frustrating kicking his heels on the sidelines after six weeks out with injury.

The Leicester City keeper made his return to action against Stoke last weekend after recovering from a hand injury as the Foxes fought back for a 2-2 draw.

And he revealed that he is not the easiest patient when he’s out, but used his time off to train as an outfield player where he didn’t need to use his hand.

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He said: “I feel good. It’s been a long time coming so it’s just nice to get back out there. It’s tough, I’m not good at sitting out so it was a tough period.

“The medical staff had their work cut out with me because I’m a very difficult guy to manage, so a lot of credit goes to them.

“I was training sometimes outfield. It was a good way to stay fit and stay involved with the lads. It’s something that I’ve done before. It’s important for a goalkeeper to be good with his feet and it was also good exercise for me.

“It also gives me a good understanding of what it’s like to play each position around the pitch. It gives me a bit of insight of how to give different types of balls to different positions and how they want to receive the ball.”