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Rodgers: Go All Out In Every Competition

Brendan Rodgers has outlined his intention for Leicester City to be competitive in every competition the Club enters throughout the 2020/21 season.

2020-09-11T14:27:29.601Z

Rodgers: Go All Out In Every Competition

Brendan Rodgers has outlined his intention for Leicester City to be competitive in every competition the Club enters throughout the 2020/21 season.

2020-09-11T14:27:29.601Z

Rodgers: Go All Out In Every Competition

Brendan Rodgers has outlined his intention for Leicester City to be competitive in every competition the Club enters throughout the 2020/21 season.

2020-09-11T14:27:29.601Z

Rodgers: Go All Out In Every Competition

Brendan Rodgers has outlined his intention for Leicester City to be competitive in every competition the Club enters throughout the 2020/21 season.

2020-09-11T14:27:29.601Z

Rodgers: Go All Out In Every Competition

Brendan Rodgers has outlined his intention for Leicester City to be competitive in every competition the Club enters throughout the 2020/21 season.

2020-09-11T14:27:29.601Z

- Leicester City begin their 2020/21 Premier League season at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday- Manager Brendan Rodgers has challenged his Foxes squad to be competitive on all fronts this campaign- City will combine Premier League, Emirates FA Cup, Carabao Cup and UEFA Europa League duties this term- The 47-year-old also discusses using Wilfred Ndidi as a centre-back at the Hawthorns this weekend

As well as the Premier League - which begins on Sunday at West Bromwich Albion (2pm BST kick-off) - City will also feature in the Emirates FA Cup and the Carabao Cup domestically.

For the first time since 2016/17, the Foxes have a European campaign to look forward to, after their fifth-placed finish last term enabled them to qualify for the UEFA Europa League.

On the eve of the opening weekend in the Premier League, the Northern Irishman discussed Leicester's ambitions across the board during his pre-match press conference.

"I won’t shy away from it," he said. "Last season, we spoke about challenging the top six. Of course, there will be an expectation for us, but there’s a lot of competition at that level.

"For us, the players had a fantastic season to finish in that position last year, but that’s gone and we’re now ready and excited for this new challenge with European football.

"We want to go as far as we possibly can and that will be a great experience, but of course, our bread and butter is the Premier League and cup competitions.

"We’ll go all out in every competition to be as competitive as we can."

With James Maddison (hip), Christian Fuchs (groin) Daniel Amartey (ankle) and captain Wes Morgan (hamstring) still recovering from injuries - and Ricardo Pereira (ACL) and Filip Benković (hip) definitely out of Sunday's Hawthorns clash - Rodgers may elect to utilise Wilfred Ndidi in City's back four on Sunday.

After already selecting the Nigeria international as a centre-back in pre-season, the 47-year-old believes Ndidi has all the attributes to perform the role with distinction.

Rodgers explained: "He’s one of the best midfield players in the Premier League and that is his best position, but I always like a midfield player who has that adaptability to play in a back four or a back three.

"He played very well in the game for 60 minutes and it’s a position he’s played before for Genk, so there’s a lot of the attributes there that are natural.

"He’s good in the air, he’s got speed, he can pass the ball and his reading of the game is very good, so there’s no doubt that if he plays there, he’ll do a good job."

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