Leicester City defender James Justin was delighted after making his first start in almost a year.
The defender returned to the Foxes' XI against Brighton on Sunday for the first time since February 2021 when he suffered a serious knee injury against the Seagulls in the FA Cup.
Danny Welbeck's late leveller stopped it being a winning return and earned the visitors a 1-1 draw after Patson Daka's second-half opener.
But right-back Justin was pleased to have taken another step in his comeback – having come on as a second-half substitute in last week's late 3-2 defeat to Tottenham.
“Obviously it's been 11 months and it's incidentally the same team I got injured against," he told LCFC TV.
“It's a good one for me to get minutes in and I felt good, so hopefully I can keep pushing and progressing, and we'll see where we are.
“It (the recovery) has been non-stop. Everyone close to me, all the boys at the training ground will know what it takes to come back from an injury like that and to come back well. It's been tough but I've had good people around me to help me through it.
“I feel fine. With the extended time, this is what you're building up to. It's 90 minutes and physios and sports scientists have layered in different things for me, so when I come back I'm available to play what they want me to."
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