Johnson: No Better Feeling Than Representing City
The Foxes will open their Premier League 2 Division 1 campaign against Swansea City at King Power Stadium on Monday evening (7pm BST kick-off).
Ahead of that clash, the England youth international spoke to LCFC TV, the only place to watch every single one of the Club's Under-23s fixtures, home and away, this season.
Johnson, 19, has tasted success at international level, helping England lift the UEFA EURO U19 title last summer, while also captaining City’s youngsters at the 2018 Hong Kong Citi Soccer Sevens.
As a new season approaches, the young defender reflected on another positive pre-season which has seen him feature regularly for Claude Puel’s first team.
“It’s great to be back after waiting so long in the off-season, I’m ready to hit the season running, I want to make this season the best season I’ve had,” he told LCFC TV.
“We know Swansea is going to be tough. We played them last season and we know what they’re like because, when we played them away, we lost so we know how strong they are.
“We need to be ready for that test but we all feel ready to go.”
Analysing his own performances in pre-season, Johnson stressed the importance of building fitness ahead of a campaign which will involve participation in four competitions.
“On a personal level, I needed to play in pre-season so it was fantastic,” he said. “It’s about keeping yourself fit and maintaining your levels, so I’ve been preparing myself for the new season.
“The first team involvement can only benefit me as a player because you’re playing with players who make you raise your game so that was definitely a good thing.
“I’ve been playing for the Development Squad and for England’s youth teams for a while now so I feel like more of a senior head this summer.
“With that responsibility, you need to bring an ownership of your play and the team and everybody pulls together to benefit the team which is fantastic.”
Discussing the pride of playing for City, a club he has been a part of since the age of 10, he added: “There’s no better feeling than wearing the Leicester City shirt.
“I’ve grown up in Leicester and grown up following the team so there is a lot of pride when I pull on the shirt.
“Every time I put that shirt on I want to perform to the best of my ability and to showcase my talent.”
Coverage of the Under-23s begins at 6:45pm on LCFC TV, where you can watch Johnson's interview in full as well as live action from King Power Stadium.