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Rodgers says Leicester will finish where they deserve to finish

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers believes the team will finish where they deserve to in the Premier League.

The Foxes squandered a double digit point advantage over the likes of Manchester United in the race for a top four finish.

United now have a game in hand, and a victory on Monday would take them above Leicester into third place.

The Foxes lost 4-1 to Bournemouth after being ahead and in control of the game.

"I didn't see that coming but we are not good enough to get too comfortable," the Leicester manager told reporters.

"We were in control of the game, Bournemouth changed their shape and you expect a 10-minute spell when you are up against it.

"We let them into the game with a penalty and I was very disappointed with how we played from there. It's not like us, we are a team that is strong mentally and we don't concede many goals.

"It's a red card. We should defend the goal better but [Soyuncu] he's lashed out. You offer the referee the opportunity to send you off. It's massive to lose him for the next three games.

"I've always said it's a dream for us to finish in the top four but we have to worry about playing well. At the moment, since we came back we have been playing for 45 minutes in games and that's not enough. We will finish where we deserve to.

"If you think about what is at stake you have lost your focus."

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