Leicester City coach Steve Cooper welcomes Patson Daka return

The Zambian forward has been sidelined from an injury he sustained while in pre-season.

Daka started training with his teammates this week and is close to making his first-team comeback.

The Foxes most recently drew 1-1 with Ipswich Town and are next in action away to Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.

Cooper said on ZamFoot: "He is an asset for the team and it's been great to have him in and around the squad and back in the mix.

"He's such a positive guy and he's obviously a good player with certain attributes that can really help the team.

"He's once again going to be a great option and [gives] competition for places. He had a serious injury that ruled him out for three or four months and it was an awkward injury as well that we just have to be careful with."

Cooper added: "It's tempting just to throw him straight back in, but at the same time we don't want to do that to the detriment of getting him fully fit. We're sticking to the right plan and operation with the medical team to get him up to speed."

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