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EXCLUSIVE: Brendan Rodgers IS the man to revive the fortunes of bottom side Leicester, insists former Foxes striker Emile Heskey - but they must 'fight in every game' to arrest their slump

Emile Heskey has backed Brendan Rodgers to turn things around at struggling Leicester.

The Midlands side are currently bottom of the Premier League table, already four points adrift from safety, with just one league win all season.

Former Foxes striker Heskey insisted to Sportsmail in an exclusive interview that Rodgers is the man to turn things around - but added that they need to 'fight' every single game to get their way out of trouble.

Emile Heskey backed Brendan Rodgers (above) to turn things around at struggling Leicester
The Foxes are currently bottom of the Premier League table, and are four points adrift of safety

He said: 'Brendan Rodgers is having a difficult time but I still have faith he is the man to bring us out of that.