Brendan Rodgers 'embarrassed' as former Celtic boss rages at Leicester FA Cup flops and threatens to wield axe

Furious Brendan Rodgers ripped into his FA Cup flops and questioned whether they are top players.

Rodgers pulled no punches, threatening a summer clear out after his Cup holders were humbled 4-1 at Championship Nottingham Forest.

And the seething former Celtic boss said some of his stars might have gone as far as they can go in the game.

He saw his side turn from Wembley wonders to wobblers after last season's success over Chelsea and revealed he was now questioning many of them.

Rodgers said: “There are players here that may have achieved everything they can.

“It’s a lack of hunger. I said to the players that for the first time since I’ve been here, I’ve been embarrassed. I feel for the supporters.

“That’s why a lot of these players aren’t top players because they can’t sustain it.

“That’s where I admire the really top players who can keep that hunger and desire - no matter how much they achieve.

“I always judge it on the physicality of a team - the pressing and the aggression. When you stop getting it, you can’t quite get there and your time could be up.”

He added: “There are a lot of players here who, between now and the end of the season, need to prove they are still worthy of being here.

“Until then they’ve got to look at themselves in the mirror and fight like hell to prove they’re good enough.

“They bolstered their legend as a player. They won the FA Cup - and that might be it.”