Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is confident Jonny Evans can extend his career into his late 30s.

The 34-year-old Northern Ireland international is fit again after a hamstring injury ahead of Saturday's trip to Manchester United.

Evans left Old Trafford for West Brom in 2015 and joined the Foxes for just £3.5million three years later.

Foxes boss Rodgers feels as long as Evans can manage his fitness issues he can follow Chelsea's Thiago Silva in excelling in the Premier League for seasons to come.

He said: "I look at Thiago Silva at 37, what a player, so who's to say Jonny can't do that if he's still got that hunger and determination?

"He's at that level of mentality, top-level thinking, but it's just trying to manage it.

"In the last 12 months he's not been 100 per cent fit as much as he would have liked. He's had really unfortunate injuries. He has tried everything he can to get back.

"He's a warrior, he has an old school mentality where he wants to play and be there for you. Hopefully in the next period he can stay fit and healthy."