Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has explained why he pulled back from a 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.

He told Carragher for 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."