When Leicester City face Chelsea over the weekend, they’ll be optimistic about ending Chelsea’s eight-game unbeaten run in all competitions. That’s according to Leicester defender Ricardo Pereira.

The Foxes are placed 12th in the table, 11 points behind early leaders Chelsea. Leicester City have been quite impressive over the last two seasons, finishing fifth in both and edging out traditionally bigger clubs like Arsenal and Spurs.

However, Leicester’s recent form has been a cause for concern. Coming into the match on Saturday, Brendan Rodgers’ team have lost four games this season already.

They have also struggled against London-based teams. They were beaten comprehensively by West Ham at the London Stadium on August 23, and narrowly edged out Bretford 2-1 before losing 2-0 at home to Arsenal.

But there is no reason to be alarmed, according to Ricardo as quoted by Leicester City’s official magazine. And though he admits that emerging victorious over the reigning Champions League winners is likely to be an uphill task, he’s positive it can be done.

The Portuguese full-back continued:

Elsewhere, Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has responded to rumours linking him to Manchester United’s hot seat.

Xisco Munoz (Watford) and Steve Bruce (Newcastle) were both shown the door on October 3, 2021 and October 20, 2021 respectively. Nuno Espirito Santo (Tottenham), Daniel Farke (Norwich City), and Dean Smith (Aston Villa) were also relieved of their duties in the first week of November.

Bookmakers have now placed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the next favorite to face the sack. Rodgers has been tipped to replace the embattled Manchester United manager several times, but he has now moved to quash any talk of leaving his current position.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the Chelsea game, the Leicester City chief addressed the rumours:

He continued:

Leicester City players will be keen not to let such distractions affect their preparations for the important match on Saturday.