MONTREAL -- Limited to two substitute appearances through the first six weeks of the MLS season, Didier Drogba is ready to start his first match of 2016 when his Eastern Conference-leading Montreal Impact host Canadian rivals Toronto FC this weekend.
"I'm improving," Drogba said on Wednesday. "It was good to play those minutes, but now I need to push in the training sessions to make sure I'm ready to start.
"Maybe not 90 [minutes], but at least start and play 60 or 70. It depends how long I can rely on my legs."
The former Chelsea star's chronically sore knee has been bothering him since the preseason.