Luton Town manager Graeme Jones says he is expecting the club's former player James Justin to make his debut for Leicester City when the two sides meet in the third round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.

Justin graduated from Luton's academy to break into the Hatters' senior side in the summer of 2016, and went onto make 114 appearances in all competitions for the club, helping them to climb through the divisions from League Two to the Championship during his three seasons in the senior side.

The defender then joined Leicester during the most recent summer transfer window for a fee reported to be worth £8million, although Justin has yet to make his debut for Brendan Rodgers' side.

That, however, is something that Luton boss Jones expects to change when the Hatters host Leicester in the Cup on Tuesday night.

Speaking about Justin to the club's official website, Jones said: "I expect him to make his debut tomorrow night for Leicester, so you’d think we will give him a warm reception and then make it as difficult as we can for him, so I look forward to seeing him."

It seems that the way Justin's time at Leicester has gone so far, coupled with his performances for Luton, mean that Jones is under no illusions as to challenge facing his side, as he continued: "I am aware of what James Justin can do, he was regarded as possibly our best player here – he hasn’t played for Leicester yet, so it gives you an idea of the level.”

Leicester go into the game at Kenilworth Road third in the Premier League following their 2-1 win at Tottenham on Saturday.

Luton meanwhile are 21st in the Championship, following back to back defeats to QPR and Hull.

The Verdict

I do agree with Jones that Justin should be in with a good chance of featuring for Leicester tonight.

These cups games are often an opportunity for sides such as Leicester to give some of their squad players and run out, and Justin does currently fall into that category.

You feel Justin himself will be desperate to get on the pitch on Tuesday night, both to show what he can do, and for the sentimental reason of coming up against the side who first gave him the chance in senior football.

Given that this is an opportunity for Justin to put himself in the mind of Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers, that sentimentality will surely go out of the window slightly during his time on the pitch.