Having lost two consecutive games in the Premier League, Leicester City were the underdogs coming into this fixture, but Jamie Vardy’s late second half strike settled matters between the Foxes and the North Londoners.
Leicester have won away at Arsenal for the first time since 1973 and Rodgers, who recorded his 300th win in his managerial career, insisted it feels good to beat Mikel Arteta’s men, but was gutted by the fact that the fans were not there to cheer his men.
He also hailed his team’s performance against a team of Arsenal’s quality.
“It feels good, it’s a long time is 47 years, we just wish supporters were here to enjoy it. A good team performance, we were defensively strong and we had a lot of quality,” Rodgers told reporters after the game.
"We always felt we wanted to bring Jamie into the game at 60 minutes, to stretch the game behind.
"Arsenal’s quality and that of any top side you have to stay in the game. I like to deny space, but this Arsenal team press it high then space opens up for them. As it went on it, worked out perfect for us.
"Our organisation could cope, Granit Xhaka coming to the side meant Dennis Praet could press him, but it was about closing the lines, concentrating and then playing through when we had the ball.
Rodgers was asked about the Premier League title race and he insists that the race for the title will be open.
He added: "It will be open, and it’s a good start but that it all it is. The learning from Villa was great, we didn’t deserve to lose that and we learned from it. You have to work hard at places like this and we deserved it."
