Brendan Rodgers truth emerges as major injury rocked Leicester City chances

Liverpool will roar back into Premier League action this evening when Brendan Rodgers' Leicester City visit Anfield in a match that the Reds dare not lose.

Jurgen Klopp's side currently lie 12 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City, but crucially have two games in hand that could half that deficit.

But the Foxes were the last team in inflict defeat on Klopp's side back in December and with their own form indifferent, the away side will be looking to score a league double over their opponents with a victory at Anfield.

We caught up with Leicestershire Live Leicester City reporter Jordan Blackwell to get his take on the big match and how their season is going.

No. Although Leicester have been some way short of their best this season, there has not been a performance that bad. Not only did they completely crumble when Forest scored the first, they failed to show any desire to get back into the game in the second half, which is a rarity under Rodgers and was perhaps the biggest concern of all.

The significance of the injury to Wesley Fofana in the final pre-season fixture cannot be understated. Even at just 21 years of age, he is one of the best defenders in the division. And if there is any opposition club that can understand that, it is probably Liverpool, given the impact Virgil van Dijk’s absence had on their form.

Jonny Evans has also missed a fair portion of the season, which is significance in a few senses. He is an excellent centre-back with an impeccable reading of the game, but he is also the organiser of the back-line, and Caglar Soyuncu has struggled without his leadership.

A variety of injuries to full-backs as well means that of the 32 games Leicester have played in all competitions, their most-used