Manager Rodgers plays down Leicester’s strong start in PL

Courtesy the club’s biggest Premier League win, it climbed to third on the table. A brace from Jamie Vardy and goals from Ricardo Pereira and Wilfred Ndidi capped off a superb day for Leicester. “It’s very early in the season. It’s a big ask because of all the other clubs that have been regulars there. We’re only really focussing on how we play, looking at our performance levels,” Rodgers told the BBC.

Rodgers may be keen to downplay Leicester’s strong start to the season, in which it has taken 14 points from seven games to sit behind defending champion Manchester City and early pace-setter Liverpool, but it is hard to ignore his impact. Since taking over from Claude Puel in February, the former Celtic boss has transformed the club to raise fans’ hopes of a return to European competition

It last played there in the 2016-17 season following its shock PL triumph in 2015-16. Leicester has collected 31 points since the Northern Irishman’s first game in March - more than any other team in the league barring City (46) and Liverpool (49), which it faces next. Rodgers has also turned Leicester into a slick machine that can counter-attack and dominate possession with ease, as it displayed against Newcastle.

“If you look at the top two teams in this country, they’re brilliant with the ball,” added Rodgers.

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