Brendan Rodgers says Leicester City view Manchester City and Liverpool as their benchmark.

The Foxes are ten points behind Liverpool ahead of their Boxing Day meeting, and remain just one point in front of City after a loss to Pep Guardiola's side on Saturday.

And Rodgers says such contests are the perfect gauge for his Leicester side.

"It's another difficult game for us, they're one of the most consistent teams at this level for a long period of time but we're at home and we want to bring our true game," Rodgers said. "It's a great measure for us and test for us.

"We have to be at our very best level, we're at home so hopefully the intensity of the crowd can really help and when the opportunities come we have to take them.

"I have a great perspective of where we are and respect the level we are at and the improvement we have to make.

"The likes of Liverpool and Manchester City are a great benchmark for us and a lot of teams at this level and we have to constantly fight to improve and try to get close to that level.

"For us to have a chance to beat them we have to be at our very best level, but make no mistake my players have been brilliant so far this season.

"We're second and we're into a semi-final so for us, it's a case of looking to always be at our best and to try to put in performance level that shows how we play and work."