Liverpool hero Fowler: Rodgers can take Leicester into top-six

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15 Jul 2019 • 12:54 PM MYT
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Liverpool hero Robbie Fowler believes Brendan Rodgers can lead Leicester City into the top-six.

The Foxes have spent big this summer in the hope of breaking the 'big-six' clubs stranglehold on the Premier League.

And Fowler thinks they have the right manager to lead the charge.

He wrote in the Mirror: "The reality is that he's an elite-level manager who came back to where he belongs when Leicester lured him away from Celtic last February.

"And, while there's a good chance that it will be all the usual suspects at the top of the Premier League again next year, if there is a boss who is capable of upsetting the top-six status quo, then it's Brendan.

"I was lucky to get an up-close-and-personal view of Brendan in action during the three-and-a-half years he was Liverpool boss.

"I was a regular observer at Liverpool's Melwood training ground when Brendan was in charge. His sessions always challenged the players to improve and the level of organisation was just as impressive."

He added: "His impact at Leicester was immediate and I can only see that continuing because it looks like such a good fit.

"The Foxes have got a very decent squad, which was underachieving under Claude Puel.

"Results got better instantly and Leicester's penultimate game of the season at Manchester City illustrated how cleverly Brendan can school his players tactically.

"Pep Guardiola tried everything to break the Foxes down and it needed a sensational strike by Vincent Kompany to win the game and keep the title at the Etihad.

"Leicester have already done good business in signing Youri Tielemans and Ayoze Perez.

"The owners clearly want to build on the magnificent legacy left by chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha when he died in tragic circumstances last season.

"Leicester no longer regard finishing ninth as a successful season and they now have a manager who feels exactly the same way."