Resurgent Rodgers returns to Anfield with flying Foxes

FILE PHOTO: Liverpool's manager Brendan Rodgers reacts as he attends a training session of his team at Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux, Southwestern France, September 16, 2015. Liverpool will face Girondins Bordeaux in Europa League soccer match on Thursday. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - But for a Steven Gerrard stumble five-and-a-half-years ago against Chelsea, Brendan Rodgers might well be idolised by the Liverpool faithful and Juergen Klopp's love affair with an adoring Kop may have never got started.

Such thoughts spring to mind as Klopp's impressive side, Premier league leaders with 16 wins in a row, prepare to host Rodgers' third-placed Leicester City in Saturday's big match at Anfield.