Leicester City are flying at the minute. Their historic 9-0 victory over Southampton last night will earn them the headlines, but their form has fantastic all season.
A slightly harsh 1-0 loss to Manchester United is the only blot on their copybook thus far, with a win over Spurs and a draw at Chelsea further their evidence of their top six credentials. Champions League football now has to be the goal for Leicester, especially when you consider the failings of some of the other contenders this season.
🔥🔥🔥@LCFC tonight🔥🔥🔥
🦊Joint biggest win in @premierleague history
🦊Biggest away win in top division history
🦊Club-record away win pic.twitter.com/32Tpbj4P0O— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) October 25, 2019
Brendan Rodgers has done a fantastic job since arriving at the club, transforming the fortunes of what many thought was an underperforming squad. It is reminiscent of the renaissance that Liverpool experienced under his tutelage, although his spell at Anfield would ultimately fizzle out.
Rodgers became a bit of a joke figure towards the end of his time at Liverpool, a reputation he found hard to shake despite his successes at Celtic. However, his reputation is now on a steep upward curve once again.
Gary Neville believes he is now a candidate for some of the biggest jobs in the Premier League. Speaking on Sky Sports last night, he said that Rodgers should even be mooted as a possible replacement for Pep Guardiola when he leaves Manchester City:
I think if you look at what he achieved at Liverpool and then Celtic and now what he is doing at Leicester, we always talk about international coaches having philosophies and values, but he improves teams and plays great football.
He is quite innovative and he does seem to be a great coach, the players enjoy to work with him, and I'm asking the question now, why wouldn't he be seen as a coach of one of the big clubs?
You look at Manchester City changing to Pep Guardiola and you probably won't see Brendan Rodgers' name linked with that job because people at the club will be thinking, maybe, someone else.
But why not? if you look at what he's done in terms of the football he plays and the improvement he has on players on the pitch.
People say he hasn't won that much silverware but then people talk about Mauricio Pochettino really highly and he's not won silverware in England and then don't speak as highly of Brendan Rodgers. I know Pochettino got to a Champions League final.
So in Brendan Rodgers' view - if he gets the top four this season - he should now be linked with the very best jobs in English football.
Manchester City are meticulous in their planning, so you would imagine they have their Guardiola replacement lined up already. It has been speculated that the Spaniard will move on at the end of the 20/21 season.
Arsenal would seem like a logical destination for Rodgers, with Unai Emery currently on thin ice. However, how much of a step up it would be to move to The Emirates could certainly be debated.
For now, he can concentrate on getting Leicester City back into Europe.
