Leicester City head coach Brendan Rodgers is looking forward to a return to Anfield when his side faces Liverpool in an English Premier League match on Saturday, October 5.
Rodgers will be returning to the City of Liverpool, five years after he was shown the door by the Reds due to poor performance. He then moved to Scotland where he took charge of Celtic before making a comeback to the EPL with City earlier this year.
Both teams have started the 2019/20 campaign strongly with Liverpool top having won all their seven matches so far. Leicester, on the other hand, is third in the table after an equally good outing in recent weeks.
Speaking ahead of Anfield Showdown, Rodgers said that he is keen on a return to Merseyside while revealing that he picked a lot of lessons during his time with the European champions. In 2014 he came close to ending Liverpool’s long wait for a title but a stumble in the last few games saw Man City pip them.
“I’m really looking forward to going back. I had the real privilege of managing there. So much learning took place for me at Liverpool. I always take the positives when I analyze my time there. The first couple of seasons went well and we went close to the title. The third-year was more difficult but there was a great learning for me as a coach. The fourth season didn’t last so long.
“I’m looking forward to seeing the likes of Jordan [Henderson] and James Milner. They were real leaders and you can see how they’ve developed. There were so many highs as a young manager and I’ll always be grateful for that,” he said.
The match will kick-off at 5 pm EAT.