Arsenal link persists but Rodgers says he’s staying
● Ex-celtic boss focused on Leicester job after dramatic VAR win against Everton
wins and said he was staying. “Yeah, very much so,” he told the BBC afterwards.
He continued: “It doesn’t annoy me. I don’t think so much about it. It’s not in my control.
“I came here to help the project and see if we could bring it forward. I’m at a great club. I absolutely love it here.
“It seems now you’re talking about a manager losing their job all the time and looking to be replaced.
“Names will get thrown right, left and centre. For the Arsenal job there are probably about ten names. Me, I’m just concentrating on Leicester.”
Speaking to the Sky Sports cameras immediately after the game, Rodgers, below, was asked if there was a clause in his contract allowing him to leave if a club meets it. He responded: “There probably is in most managers’ contracts. It’s all hypothetical, all these types of situations.” Rodgers, who quit Celtic for the King Power Stadium back in February, added: “I made a change eight or nine months ago. I came into here and I’ve been so happy since I came into here to work with the players. I feel we still have a lot of work to do.
“So, like I said, most managers’ contracts will have something in that but, for me, my only concentration is Leicester.”
Gutsy Everton took a firsthalf lead here through Richarlison’s 23rd-minute header.
The Foxes initially struggled to recover until they levelled with 22 minutes left. Iheanacho’s cross-shot found Vardy at the far post and he tapped in his 13th goal of the season.
Leicester rediscovered their momentum and Iheanacho struck the winner in injury time for his first Premier League goal since September 2018. The former Manchester City forward curled into the bottom corner and, despite the linesman flagging for offside, VAR replays gave the goal to spark incredible celebratory scenes among Rodgers and his squad.
It left Everton 17th and boss Silva insisted his future was out of his hands. He said: “I’m not the right person to ask about that. I know what I’m doing. I know what my job is. Tomorrow will be another day for me to prepare another training session.”
The manager was happy with the commitment of his players, though, and believes they showed he has their backing ahead of Wednesday’s derby at Liverpool.
Silvasaid:“ineverhaddoubts about that. This moment is a tough moment for our dressing room but I told them we have to stay together and they did everything.”