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Daniel Orme

Brendan Rodgers slammed as Leicester star blasts being treated like ex-Liverpool man

Leicester star Jannik Vestergaard has torn into his own manager Brendan Rodgers after comparing his situation in the East Midlands to that of Liverpool cult hero Daniel Agger.

The Denmark defender was a £15m signing from Premier League rivals Southampton in the summer of 2021. He has proven to be a disastrous acquisition - the 30-year-old making just 23 appearances over the last 18 months, just three of those coming in the most recent campaign.

He has since claimed that his situation at the King Power Stadium is similar to that of Rodgers’ treatment of compatriot Agger during his final days as a Liverpool player. The Dane was a regular during the Northern Irishman’s debut season at Anfield, only to fall out of contention the following campaign.

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