By Laurie Whitwell for The Mail on Sunday
Published: 23:46 BST, 4 May 2019 | Updated: 23:46 BST, 4 May 2019
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It is curious to contemplate that for all the fine work Brendan Rodgers did while Liverpool manager, he might only get real gratitude from Anfield now he is in charge of another club.
By twist of fate Rodgers is central to the most credible chance Liverpool have to lift this season’s Premier League. Should his Leicester team deny Manchester City victory at the Etihad tomorrow, Rodgers will hand his successor Jurgen Klopp an advantage.
Rodgers is doing nothing to play on sentiment. His focus, he says, is on Leicester and trying to continue the impact of his arrival at the King Power. He is not doing anything on behalf of Liverpool.
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But it seems inevitable that, should Leicester leave the Etihad with a draw or more, his mind will register a note of satisfaction regarding his former club. A point proved perhaps. Though he is yet to receive any messages of encouragement from Merseyside it is easy to imagine his phone pinging in that event.
Of comfort to Klopp is that Leicester are in fine form, turning in a season’s best display to beat Arsenal 3-0 last Sunday, and have a good record against City. They won at the Etihad on the way to becoming champions in 2016 and have defeated Pep Guardiola’s side twice in the last three years.
‘It’s exciting to be involved [in the title race] but my thoughts are solely with Leicester and doing what we can to get a result,’ said Rodgers.
‘You know you have to
