Chris Kirkland admits his loan move to Leicester did him few favours, but is now hoping to push on at Wigan.
Latics keeper looking to push on after frustrating spell with Foxes
Chris Kirkland admits his loan move to Leicester did him few favours, but is now hoping to push on at Wigan.
The England international opted to take in a spell with the Foxes after falling out of favour at the DW Stadium.
He endured a nightmare month with the Championship outfit, with a couple of niggling knocks restricting him to just two-and-a-half appearances for his hometown club.
Kirkland is refusing to dwell on the difficult experience, though, and hopes he can soon oust Ali Al Habsi from Roberto Martinez's first-team plans.
Concentration
"The move didn't start or end the way I hoped it would, and I'm just sorry it didn't work out better for all parties," Kirkland told the
Wigan Observer.
"I'm grateful to Sven-Goran Eriksson and Leicester for giving me the chance, and it was great to play for my hometown team.
"But I'm back now and I just need to concentrate on getting back into the Wigan team."
On his short-term goals with the Latics, Kirkland added: "It was so frustrating but there you go, you've got to keep going and I'll be doing that.
"The aim of going out was with a view to coming back and getting in the Wigan team, and that's still the aim. It is good to be back and I just want to help the team as best I can."
