Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has leapt to the defence of Hamza Choudhury after his tackle on Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah.
Salah was forced off minutes before the the end of the Reds' dramatic 2-1 Premier League win at Anfield on Saturday after being caught on the left ankle by a poor challenge from Choudhury.
“I don't think it was a really bad challenge," said the former Liverpool boss. “Mohamed Salah is coming inside and the speed he travels and Hamza is coming back.
“I have tried to look at it but the camera is quite a way away. The emotion of the game, it might seem worse than it was.
“He is an honest boy, Hamza, he makes challenges but I don't think there was anything malicious."