Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers will assess his squad before thinking about asking for Tuesday’s trip to Everton to be postponed after being reduced to eight senior outfield players for Saturday’s FA Cup tie against Watford.The Foxes have been hit by a raft of injuries, positive coronavirus tests and Africa Cup of Nations call-ups in recent weeks.All eight of those senior players s...Full Story »

Boss Brendan Rodgers’ hailed Leicester’s resilience after the depleted Foxes recovered from their Europa League exit to thump Newcastle.James Maddison shone, scoring one and making two, as the Foxes cruised past the struggling Magpies 4-0.They were dumped out of the Europa League after Thursday’s 3-2 Europa League defeat at Napoli, when they were without seven players who were ...Full Story »

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers admitted he does not even know what the Europa Conference League is after blaming “naivety” and poor defending for his side’s 3-2 Europa League defeat at Napoli.The Foxes began the night top of Group C, but they ended it in third place and heading into the lesser competition of the Europa Conference League after their defeat was compounded by Spar...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers rued a lack of concentration and aggression in key moments after Leicester had to come from behind twice to salvage a 2-2 draw at Southampton.James Maddison’s moment of magic early in the second period earned a point at St Mary’s but the Foxes were unable to fully overcome a sloppy opening period.Defender Jonny Evans initially fired the visitors level, in between firs...Full Story »

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers hailed in-form James Maddison as a “real inspiration” for the Foxes following their 4-2 win over Watford.The midfielder scored one and created two for Jamie Vardy as the Foxes overcame the battling Hornets at the King Power Stadium.Ademola Lookman added a fourth in the second half to seal the game and end Watford’s hopes of comeback.Josh King&rsqu...Full Story »

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is hopeful Jonny Evans will be fit to face Watford.The defender pulled out of Thursday’s 3-1 Europa League win over Legia Warsaw following the warm up with a thigh issue.Daniel Amartey stands by to deputise again while the rested Jamie Vardy will return. Youri Tielemans (calf), Ricardo Pereira (hamstring), James Justin (knee) and Wesley Fofana (broken leg) re...Full Story »

Boss Brendan Rodgers has urged Leicester to finish the job after they took control of their Europa League destiny.Patson Daka, James Maddison and Wilfred Ndidi struck in the first half to beat Legia Warsaw 3-1 and send the Foxes top of Group C.Victory over Napoli in Italy next month will guarantee a place in the last 16."The positioning of the team was excellent, and we scored some good goals." ...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers will be allowed to leave Leicester City for Manchester United - thanks to a clause in his contract. That's what's alleged by recent reports, as the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer grew over the international break. Rodgers, who has been linked with the Old Trafford hot seat, can apparently break his time at Leicester, should a team playing Champions League football approach ...Full Story »

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers admitted he was disappointed after his side were booed by their own fans during Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Chelsea.Rodgers also dismissed a suggestion that speculation over his future, with the former Liverpool manager having recently been linked to Manchester United, played any part in the Foxes’ latest underwhelming performance.Some supporters voiced thei...Full Story »

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has denied that he is interested in the Manchester United job amid mounting pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Last month, ESPN reported that Rodgers is a potential replacement for the Norwegian after impressing senior figures at Old Trafford during his short tenure at Leicester. Rodgers, 48, signed a long-term contract in 2019 at the King Power Stadium an...Full Story »

Barcelona to make Sterling loan offer with permanent option (Mirror) Man City winger open to making move abroad Barcelona will make an offer to sign Raheem Sterling on loan with an option to buy him outright, The Mirror claims. Manchester City do not want to lose the England star but he is open to making the move if he does not get assurances about his playing time at the Premier League sid...Full Story »

BRENDAN RODGERS has been put forward as the No1 candidate to take over at Manchester United. A leading agent has been sounding out potential successors to under-fire boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Brendan Rodgers has been put forward as the No1 candidate to take over at Manchester United As SunSport revealed last month, the Red Devils board have a four-man shortlist to replace Solskjaer if they d...Full Story »

Man Utd confident of landing RodgersContract clause will aid Leicester boss' arrival Manchester United are confident that they can make Brendan Rodgers their next manager, claims the Mirror. The Leicester City boss reportedly has a clause in his contract which obliges the Foxes to let him go if a member of Europe's elite makes an approach. Super-agent Mendes tries to engineer Carvalho switc...Full Story »

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has verbally agreed to take over as Manchester United manager, CaughtOffside understands. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s position at Old Trafford looks increasingly precarious after the team’s poor recent form, with six defeats from their last 12 in all competitions, including recent defeats at home to Liverpool and Manchester City. Rodgers has impr...Full Story »

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers remains confident his side can reach the Europa League knock-out stage despite a frustrating 1-1 draw with Spartak Moscow.Jamie Vardy’s second-half penalty miss proved crucial as the Foxes were held at the King Power Stadium.They were forced to come from behind after Daniel Amartey cancelled out Victor Moses’ shock opener.The draw left Leicester third i...Full Story »

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has declared that he is not worried about the ongoing speculation linking him with a potential future vacancy at Manchester United. Rodgers has reportedly emerged as the priority choice to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford if the latter is relieved of his duties in the coming weeks. Solskjaer currently finds himself under extreme pressure at United...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers was pleased that Leicester were able to remember former chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha with victory in the Carabao Cup.The Foxes reached the quarter-finals as they overcame Brighton in a penalty shoot-out on an emotional night at the King Power Stadium.Wednesday’s tie fell on the third anniversary of a helicopter crash at the stadium, which killed Khun Vichai and four ot...Full Story »

Brendan Rodgers remains hopeful Youri Tielemans will sign a new long-term contract with Leicester following the midfielder’s latest star turn at Brentford.Tielemans scored a sensational 25-yard strike to put Leicester ahead and, after Brentford had hauled themselves level, he helped tee up James Maddison to seal a 2-1 victory.The Belgium international’s current contract expires in 20...Full Story »

Rudiger a top target for MadridReal Madrid are looking to sign Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, according to Marca. Rudiger is out of contract at the end of the season and is seen as a fine option to bolster the Blanco defence. Foden agrees six-year Man City dealPhil Foden has agreed to a new six-year contract at Manchester City, Goal can confirm. Foden, 21, will enjoy a significant wage ...Full Story »

Boss Brendan Rodgers dismissed fears Leicester could suffer an early Europa League exit after their lacklustre defeat at Legia Warsaw.Mahir Emreli’s strike sunk the Foxes in Poland as they slipped to a 1-0 loss to leave them struggling in Group C.The Foxes were joint favourites for the competition with Napoli but both sit joint bottom of Group C with just a point after the Italian’s ...Full Story »