Loyalty probably isn’t a word Celtic fans would use to describe Brendan Rodgers with many still bitter at the manner of his Parkhead departure. But it’s how the under-fire Leicester City gaffer has described himself in an interview that will sound very familiar to Celtic supporters.
Rodgers earned his first victory over the season against Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest on Monday night to haul the Foxes off the foot of the Premier League table and ease a bit of the pressure on the 49-year-old. And in an interview with The Athletic the man who brought the FA Cup to the King Power Stadium said he turned down opportunities to leave, with Arsenal and Newcastle United reported to be the clubs the Northern Irishman was offered the chance to join.
He said: “The owners know my loyalty because I stayed when maybe I could have left on two occasions. But that doesn't mean they owe me anything. I want to do it for the club and the supporters and they trust me to do that.”
