BRENDAN RODGERS says sharing the FA Cup Final day limelight with the Premier League will not take any gloss off the occasion.
Leicester City are looking for their first triumph in the competition, after having reached the final four times – 1949, 1961, 1963 and 1969.
Foxes boss Rodgers has happy memories of when the showpiece finale would dominate the whole day.
But there will be three Premier League fixtures too this Saturday – although there is no direct clash with the final at Wembley, where Leicester bid to derail Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea.
Normally, the FA tries to keep the final entirely separate, but because of the backlog caused by Covid, the usual protocols have been overridden.
Asked if he was a cup traditionalist, Rodgers said: “Yes, absolutely. I grew up with the FA Cup Final being the only game on that day – you started with the build-up and followed it through to the end.
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