Leicester's Ricardo Pereira ruled out for rest of the season

Rodgers was quoted by the Leicester Mercury as saying at his press conference ahead of Saturday's trip to Watford: "We've got Ricardo Pereira who will be out for the rest of the season.

"He had a challenge and has hurt his ACL. He's not had an operation. He's just with the medical team. It's a blow for us. It's an opportunity for someone else. It's a shame.

"You've just got to see how the player reacts. You're looking between four to six months. That will be the time we are expecting."

Rodgers – who has said three of his players have shown symptoms of the coronavirus and are being kept away from the squad – also reported that England midfielder James Maddison is set to be out "for a few weeks, until after the international break" due to tightness in his calf, adding "it's not too serious".

Left-back Ben Chilwell, Maddison's team-mate for club and country, is available again having returned to training after missing Monday's 4-0 win over Aston Villa because of a hamstring problem.

Rodgers also said Jamie Vardy "had a slight knock but should be fine". The striker came off the bench and scored twice against Villa to take his Premier League goals tally to 99.