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Man City want Leicester City boss if Pep Guardiola leaves

By Thomas Bradley Alderman

Pep Guardiola, Brendan Rodgers (Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola (R) chats with Leicester City’s Northern Irish manager Brendan Rodgers (L) before the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on December 21, 2019. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images)
Manchester City’s Spanish manager Pep Guardiola (R) chats with Leicester City’s Northern Irish manager Brendan Rodgers (L) before the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on December 21, 2019. (Photo by Lindsey Parnaby / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by LINDSEY PARNABY/AFP via Getty Images) /

How a financial fair play ban for Manchester City boosts Leicester City’s Champions League hopes but means the Citizens could obtain the Foxes boss.

Leicester City find themselves third in the Premier League with a real chance of qualifying for the Champions League in 2020/21. Only Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are above the Foxes.

Additionally there is a decent gap between the King Power club and Frank Lampard’s. Chelsea in fourth position. In fact the Pensioners are less consistent than Leicester, and are arguably not quite as good an outfit as their rivals for third spot.

Tottenham Hotspur are back in form now, a last-minute winner at Aston Villa helped their push up the table. Then there is obviously always the threat of a Manchester United surge.

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Where it’s going wrong for Leicester City

Brendan Rodgers’ side is not in a slump but has suffered a decrease in goalscoring as well as, of course, points attained. The Northern Irishman has done a marvelous job overall, though there are issues at present.

Jamie Vardy often finds himself isolated in contemporary matches; passing is labored; and James Maddison, Youri Tielemans and Ayoze Perez’s scoring contributions have dropped somewhat on average. Although certain players like Ricardo Pereira along with Harvey Barnes are thriving at the moment.

Leicester City boss targeted

Because Leicester City have had such a great season so far, their boss will be courted by larger clubs. Manchester City are said to be eyeing up Rodgers and former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino as a replacement for Guardiola. That is if the Spaniard leaves the Citizens due to a ban from the Champions League for two years.

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If the suspension is upheld, it is likely that the fifth placed premiership team will qualify for the competition. Will the Manchester club’s lure be enough with European football for Rodgers prospectively? Read more on the City/Rodgers situation at the Telegraph.

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