Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez is determined to be fully fit in time to meet former club Burnley.
The Clarets are back in the Premier League for the first time in four years and Rodriguez is desperate to face his old club.
He said: "I want to be able to be fit to play in that and go back to Burnley. That is certainly my aim.
"I haven't got a specific comeback date from injury and it is just about working through the phases at the moment. I think there are six phases to the recovery and when we get to stage six we can start looking at putting a timescale on it.
"But seeing the Burnley fixture in December definitely helps with motivation and I really want to play a part.
"It will be great to go back and see all the fans and be able to play at Turf Moor again and see some of the players and people at the club.
"The Burnley game was the first fixture I looked out for.
"I am starting to see some positives with me knee and I am feeling good about the recovery. Hopefully it will go to plan."
