KENNY Arthur is refusing to get carried away at the thought of making his Accrington Stanley comeback.

The 29-year-old goalkeeper could return to full fitness in less than a month as he continues his recovery from a broken leg.

But the Scotsman revealed: "Getting back in the team is something I've not given much thought about.

"It's an absolute given of any footballer that you want to be playing.

"But I can't be thinking about that at the moment.

"That's still a bit down the line, the focus is just to get myself fit again.

"I just want to get back playing football as soon as possible."

However, Arthur won't be rushing the latter stages of his rehabilitation in a bid to speed up his chances of a first-team return.

Since breaking his leg in Stanley's 3-0 win at Bradford City on October 2, the former Partick Thistle stopper has taken care over his recovery.

He underwent a week of intense fitness and physical work at Lilleshall Sports Injury Rehab clinic before Christmas and is returning to the Shropshire-based facility next week.

Arthur added: "The rehabilitation has gone pretty much according to plan.

"There's been different stages, from when you are in the leg cast and doing nothing at all, to light training, and then stepping it up, to starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

"It has been a frustrating period for me, but it's just one of those things and I've had to get on with it.

"I'm at the stage now where I'm working on specific goalkeeping movements.

"In a way, it's a case of learning your technique again.

"I'm going back to Lilleshall next week and then, hopefully, I will be able to return to full training.

"It's a great facility there and it was good to have a change of scenery.

"It was quite intense, with four sessions a day - two fitness and two physio sessions.

"It was tough at the time, but it's exactly what I needed to get myself back fit."

Stanley boss John Coleman has hinted that Arthur - who joined Accrington last summer - could be ready for a first-team return by the end of January, although he may have to wait for a starting nod as Ian Dunbavin continues to excel in the Accrington goal.

But Arthur is unwilling to put any kind of time-scale on his likely availability to the first-team.

He added: "There's no point saying I will be ready in three, four or five weeks, because it will only be frustrating if I'm not ready then.

"I've just got to focus on getting fit and getting my leg right again."