Jamie Vardy ruled out of Man Utd v Leicester game

“We’ll see really. We just work day by day really. He’s certainly not fit for the weekend but we’ll assess it over the next week or two weeks,” said Rodgers in Thursday’s press conference.

Another Leicester player who won’t be involved at the weekend, or indeed for the remainder of the campaign, is Wilfred Ndidi.

The Nigeria midfielder has undergone an operation after suffering a knee injury during the Europa Conference League tie with Rennes and will play no further part in the Foxes’ season. His likely replacement is Nampalys Mendy.

“He has had surgery and will be looking to get back in June,” Rodgers added. “Papy Mendy has come in, we thought he was leaving last summer but he has come back in and he’s always been professional.”