Brendan Rodgers has labelled the horrific tackle which ruled Leicester City youngster Will Alves out for the rest of the season "one of the worst" he's ever seen.
17-year-old midfielder Alves suffered a torn ACL during a heated FA Youth Cup clash with Wolves Under-18s on Wednesday and could be sidelined for nine months. Leicester went through as 3-1 winners after extra-time, but the match was marred by a malicious lunge on Alves from Wolves' Caden Voice.
It occurred 24 hours after Alves made his first-team debut for Leicester as a late substitute in their 3-0 EFL Cup victory over MK Dons on Tuesday. After helping the seniors secure a place in the quarter-finals, the Foxes starlet swiftly re-joined his youth team-mates.
