Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall gets Uefa recognition as Brendan Rodgers sets him task for new season

The recognition keeps coming for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall after he was included in the Europa Conference League team of the tournament.

After being named Leicester City’s young player of the season and players’ player of the season earlier this month, the homegrown midfielder has now received an accolade from Uefa. He is the only City player selected by the governing body’s ‘technical observers’ and features in the team alongside the likes of Tammy Abraham, Chris Smalling, and Dimitri Payet.

City dropped into the tournament after their elimination from the Europa League, and came through three two-legged ties against Randers, Rennes, and PSV before they were knocked out in the semi-finals by Roma. Dewsbury-Hall started all but one of those games, scoring in the 4-1 home win over Randers.

His performances caught the eye and he has been selected in the best 11 for the inaugural running of the competition. Roma went on to lift the trophy, beating Feyenoord 1-0 in this week’s final.

The task for Dewsbury-Hall now is to kick on. Manager Brendan Rodgers has told him he needs to add more goals and assists to his game after finishing the campaign with six in total.

After the 23-year-old won the players’ player of the year award, Rodgers said: “When your peers give that recognition to your work, it means a hell of a lot. He was pretty speechless. He is a players’ player. He puts the work in. Alongside his quality, he gives so much to the team.

“I know from the conversations we’ve had, it’s about him keeping improving. He’s 23 now, he’s not 18 or 19, it’s taken him a wee bit of time. But now he’s in, I know he has the appetite to improve and get better.

“He knows in this game that if you stand still, someone takes your place. He’s