Brendan Rodgers has explained why he backtracked on his decision to have Jamie Carragher as part of his backroom staff at Liverpool .
Rodgers took the helm at Anfield in 2012 and initially sounded out Carragher, who was a senior pro and club legend at the Reds, over joining the coaching setup.
But the Northern Irishman, now in charge at Leicester , had a change of heart and decided Carragher would be better served focusing solely on playing.
Speaking ahead of the Foxes' trip to Anfield, Rodgers told Carragher in The Telegraph: "Sorry for ruining your coaching career!
“I remember thinking how much I was looking forward to working with you and Stevie [Gerrard] and it would be a good idea to have you on the coaching staff.
"Then when we met I got the feeling that you were still focused on playing for another season. It would have been difficult to do both. So apologies if I stopped you being a big manager now.”
Rodgers takes his side back to his old stomping ground having enjoyed an impressive start to the season with Leicester.
The Foxes sit third in the Premier League having won four of their opening seven matches but sit seven points adrift of the table-topping Reds who boast a 100 per cent record.
It marks Rodgers' first trip to Anfield as a visiting manager since he was replaced by Jurgen Klopp in the home dugout in 2015.
Rodgers became Celtic boss the following year before leaving Parkhead for the King Power Stadium in February.
