Brendan Rodgers has already experienced the defining moment of his managerial career. Rightly or wrongly, the Leicester City manager's achievements will always be viewed through the prism of what happened in spring 2014, when his Liverpool team of Steven Gerrard, Luis Suarez and Raheem Sterling stumbled on the home straight of the Premier League title race and finished second having seemed certain to end up as champions.
History has judged Rodgers harshly ever since. Despite bouncing back from his Liverpool disappointment by winning seven major honours in under three years as Celtic manager, Rodgers has still to convince his doubters that he has what it takes to step up to the elite level of coaches, which is why the final two weeks of the 2020-21 season have become so crucial in signposting the next stage of his career.