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'I could hardly walk... it reminded me of climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro': Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers reveals he and his wife had coronavirus just after Premier League season was suspended

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed he contracted and recovered from coronavirus shortly after the Premier League season was suspended.

Rodgers compared the experience to 'climbing Mount Kilimanjaro' and said he struggled to run while also losing taste in his mouth for three weeks.

The Leicester boss, 47, is the second Premier League boss after Arsenal's Mikel Arteta to have knowingly had Covid-19. His wife Charlotte also had the virus.

Rodgers pictured with his wife Charlotte, whom he married in 2017, during his time at Celtic. He revealed that Charlotte also had coronavirus back in March

Rogers told BBC Radio Leicester: 'Me and my wife had it just after [the season] broke up.