Brendan Rodgers has hailed the impact Kolo Toure has had in his coaching career so far, praising him as ‘absolutely brilliant’.
The Northern Irish manager launched the Cote d'Ivoire legend into coaching, having allowed him to make the step up from a footballer to the dugouts during their time at Celtic.
Rodgers and Toure first met at Liverpool, with the former sanctioning the purchase of the Ivory Coast legend. He then took Toure with him to Scotland.
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Upon retirement, Rodgers allowed Toure to assist him in the dugouts, and their union has reached another level with the African following his manager to Leicester City.