‘Leicester City have ‘fantastic chance’ against Man Utd despite Spurs defeat’
Leicester City’s season rests on a make-or-break game against Manchester United, and Brendan Rodgers has said his side will be “all in” for what is a “perfect” fixture.
City lost 3-0 to Tottenham on Sunday to leave them hanging onto a top-four spot. Provided United beat West Ham in midweek, Rodgers’ men will have to claim victory on the final day to qualify for the Champions League.
The City boss said his side were leggy against Spurs, owing to their tough encounter with Sheffield United on Thursday, and he was grateful for a week-long rest ahead of City’s biggest game since they were last in the Champions League.
“I don’t want to be too negative,” he said. “We go into a game next week with a fantastic chance to get into the Champions League.
“It will be absolutely perfect. It will be all in. The players have been fantastic, and we’ve got one last opportunity. Whatever the result was today, we needed a result next week.
“We need to draw on everything. For media and telly and everything, it’s an incredible turn-out that that’s the last game with so much on it.
“We’ve had two tough games. We need to get away and get a bit of recovery.”
Rodgers is also aware that if City fall short, it will be seen as a disappointment by many, given their 14-point cushion inside the top four in December.
“I always felt that no matter how well you do, there will always be a disappointment,” he added. “Others will be gratified with the work done over the past 17 months to be in this position. I know there will be both feelings.
“The players, what they’ve done in the past 17 months, to put themselves in this position, it’s brilliant.
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“The league is always over 38 games. It’s not just 20 games, that’s why with you guys I was always cautious. We had a fantastic first half of the season, but had some inconsistencies since.”
As for City’s maiden game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Rodgers was frustrated by the result, but not the performance.
“We started with confidence, he said. “Our shape was giving them a problem.