Brendan Rodgers has lauded the "great quality" of James Rodriguez's goal for Everton - as he praised one of his defenders for shackling a "top class" Everton forward.
Rodriguez latched onto a heavy touch from Leicester City defender Wesley Fofana to curl a shot past Kasper Schmeichel and hand the Blues the lead at Goodison last night.
Leicester would equalise on 67 minutes when Youri Tielemans' shot was spilled into the net by Jordan Pickford.
Everton struggled to create many chances - registering just eight attempts and only two of those were on target - and Rodgers believes Fofana did a great job of keeping Dominic Calvert-Lewin quiet.
"James showed his quality," he said. "It was a fantastic goal."
Rodgers was then asked about Fofana's error in the build-up, saying: "I thought he was outstanding over the course of the game.
"It was a heavy touch. It comes out [to Rodriguez] but I would rather focus on the number of aerial duels he won.
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"He's a young player with immense potential and he was up against a top class striker in Calvert-Lewin and he was outstanding in the game.
"In fairness to James Rodriguez, he finished it with great quality."
