Brendan Rodgers admits he is under pressure but believes he still has the full support of Leicester’s board.

The Foxes’ injury-hit squad has struggled this season and criticism of Rodgers and his players increased after Sunday’s disappointing FA Cup exit at the hands of rivals Nottingham Forest.

When asked if he still had the board’s full backing, Rodgers said: ‘I’ve never felt I haven’t, but I also understand football.

‘I’ve got a great relationship here with the people at the club, a very close working relationship with everyone, but I understand you have to get results.

‘Whatever happens to me in the future, those relationships don’t change, they’re great people here, have always supported me.

‘This year has been a challenge after challenge and primarily because of the players we have missing, but of course the weekend’s result wasn’t great, so you can’t mask over that and I would never try to.’

Leicester will bid to bounce back from the 4-1 defeat at Championship Forest against Rodgers’ former club Liverpool at Anfield on Thursday.

Rodgers admitted the manner of his side’s defeat would leave him open to criticism but said he had not seen anything in the media to suggest his job was under threat.

He added: ‘But certainly when you lose you’re always open to criticism, so I’m pretty sure that would have been the case on the Monday and that’s part of the job.

‘For me, you’ll always be under pressure when you’re not getting results, you can’t deny that.

‘We’ve had a great run here for a period of time but when results, especially like the one at the weekend… that will always put you under pressure as a manager. I get that and understand that. It’s not something I shy away from.’

The 49-year-old is now the leading Premier League manager to get the chop next, according to Oddschecker.

Leicester find themselves 10th in the Premier League – 12 points off the Champions League places.