Dan Bentley has revealed how he "hated every moment" of his time out of the team after manager Nigel Pearson dropped him following a 3-2 defeat to Huddersfield in December.
The club captain made his first start in 11 matches in the 2-1 victory over Middlesbrough on Saturday after stopper Max O'Leary was ruled out with injury following a collision with Michael Obafemi in the defeat at Swansea.
Bentley, 28, was eager to prove his worth on the anniversary of the Ashton Gate Eight and certainly made his mark by making a series of impressive saves to deny an in-form Boro side.
