Foxes beat Southampton to reach final against ChelseaLeicester third in league but have lost last two gamesBrendan Rodgers said he hopes Leicester reaching a first FA Cup final since 1969 will spur them on to secure a top-four berth in the
Premier League. City have lost their last two league matches, and won only two of their last six, but returned to winning ways by beating Southampton courtesy of Kelechi Iheanacho’s second-half strike.
Rodgers’ side resume their league campaign at home to West Brom on Thursday and he hopes victory at Wembley can inspire them to a strong finish in the remaining seven matches. “I think it will give us a huge push forwards,” said the Leicester manager. “I said to the players leading into the game that I felt whether we won the game or lost the game, there was going to be a big challenge mentally to come. If you lose it, it may be difficult to pick yourself up.