FA Cup: Leicester boss Rodgers celebrates victorious outing against Gillingham

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has said he was satisfied with their FA Cup win against Gillingham.

Tough conditions made it a typical cup tie at Priestfield Stadium on Saturday afternoon until Kelechi Iheanacho’s second-half goal settled the contest and avoided a cup upset against the Sky Bet League 2 outfit.

Speaking during his post-match interview, Rodgers spoke of his satisfaction at booking a place in the next round of the prestigious cup competition, recording a first win post-Christmas.

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He told LCFC TV after full-time: “You were never going to win the style competition today, it was about getting through into the fourth round and the players did really well playing against a team who have had a tough run in the league, but coming into games like this, it’s like an FA Cup final for them against a Premier League team in front of the TV cameras.

“The wind made it very difficult. The pitch wasn’t as smooth as what we’re used to, but that’s what you’ve got to deal with. You’ve got to come away and get the result and that’s what we did. It worked out well for us.

“For us, the players’ mentality was really good, professional, standing up to high balls into the box, defending well, but with a little bit more composure and finishing we could have maybe scored more than one goal. But we scored the goal, it gets us into the next round and I’m pleased for the players.”