Brendan Rodgers praised Mason Mount after Leicester City’s defeat to Chelsea (Getty)Brendan Rodgers has singled out Mason Mount for special praise following Leicester City’s 2-1 defeat to Chelsea on Tuesday evening. Antonio Rudiger and Jorginho had given Chelsea a two-goal lead before Kelechi Iheanacho pulled a goal back for the visitors. Rodgers, meanwhile, was keen to pay tribute to Mount’s excellent season for Chelsea following Leicester’s defeat at Stamford Bridge and said the midfielder is ‘an incredible footballer’. ‘We’re coming up against a team who are in the Champions League final,’ said Rodgers. Brendan Rodgers says Mason Mount is ‘top, top level’ (EPA)‘They’ve shown consistently that they’ve got top-class players.

Source: Metro May 19, 2021 07:52 UTC