Britton cannot help but smile as he recalls the day Swansea reached the Premier League. "He still has an issue around his foot because of what he put himself through to get to the final," Rodgers says. Brendan Rodgers won promotion to the Premier League in his first season at Swansea'It was worth more than £90m'Twelve months after Wembley, Rodgers left Swansea for Liverpool. Despite being largely written off following promotion, his Swans side continued playing eye-catching football en route to an 11th-placed finish in their first Premier League season. It brought us to the Premier League, where we could bring our football and bring the city to the world, because Swansea is then renowned round the world.

Source: BBC May 28, 2021 03:56 UTC