Leicester City will be without key player Youri Tielemans for the Leicester City vs Chelsea clash on March 11th.

Youri Tielemans is set to be out of action for at least six weeks after suffering ankle ligament damage. Tielemans picked up the injury after landing awkwardly in a challenge with Granit Xhaka of Arsenal.

Rodgers said on Monday: “We’re just waiting on the scan results for Youri, that will come through today. It doesn’t look good. He did incredibly well to come back onto the pitch.

“He showed real bravery to try to help the team. When you see it, it looks a nasty one. We just have to see what the results are. He’s been brilliant in my time here. In fairness to Youri, he’s always been available. He’s a top-class player, so to not have his availability for a number of games is not ideal. It provides an opportunity for other players.”

Speaking after Tuesday’s FA Cup exit to Championship side Blackburn Rovers, Rodgers said: “Youri will be out for six weeks.

“It will feel like six months when you lose a player of his quality. Sadly he’s done the ligaments in his ankle and so certainly he won’t be back before the international break.”