Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers praises Harry Maguire’s handling of Manchester United transfer
Leicester director Brendan Rodgers has commended Harry Maguire’s handling of his summer departure to Manchester United and hailed the’remarkable’ guardian’s effect at Old Trafford.
Rodgers took over at Leicester in February.
Rodgers disclosed he has maintained a solid connection with Maguire set to face his former team for the first time since his departure in Old Trafford on Saturday.
“I text Harry nevertheless now, wish him the best when he was playing England,” Rodgers said on Thursday. “He was a remarkable man and a great player and for me, his behavior in the interval he had been here, actually typified him like a man.
“Even though it had been so difficult for him the way throughout the summertime, by the conclusion of the season right the way through… I will always have a big respect for him for that.
“He is a great guy and he’s gone in there and you can see he has made them better.”
Leicester reached the international break third and unbeaten from the Premier League table – three points clear of United, who have failed to back up an impressive opening weekend.
Saturday’s meeting between the sides was charged as a game which could be crucial in the battle for a top-six end come the end of the season.
Asked whether United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might have picked Maguire’s brain for specifics about Leicester’s strategic strategy, Rodgers stated:”I don’t believe so.
“Knowing how the sport works, each of the analysts do a great deal of the work.
“I would not have thought that he (Solskjaer) could have spoken too much with Harry.”
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