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#2. Solidity in the defensive third
The Foxes have played some really eye-catching football this season and their attack, spearheaded by Vardy, has already made waves across the top-flight as they continue to rip apart the opposition defences.
Though scorelines like 9-0, 5-0 and 1-4 in their favour make it very clear that Rodgers' men are lethal in front of the goal, it is their defence that has impressed the most this campaign.
Leicester are the leaders in almost every defensive metric of the Premier League, with seven clean sheets, least goals conceded and the most tackles made. They have one of meanest defence across Europe's top five leagues, with only Ligue 1 behemoths Paris Saint-Germain conceding fewer goals than them. Interestingly, The Foxes are yet to concede from a set-piece situation this season.
Though Harry Maguire's departure in the summer left them a little lightweight in the defensive department, in the commanding and composed Caglar Soyuncu, who has been a revelation this season and the highly experienced Jonny Evans, Rodgers has found the perfect centre-back duo that suits their style.
With these two solid centre-backs flanked by the marauding Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Periera, he has a well-balanced backline that shields goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel from any incoming threat.
Nigerian midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is one of the best defensive midfielders in English football right now. Sitting just ahead of the back-four he puts in the work as a tough-tackling, no-nonsense guy, breaking up plays even before the opposition can sneak into their defensive third.
Pereira and Ndidi are the top two tacklers in the league at the moment, with 70 and 69 successful tackles to their name in 16 and 15 appearances respectively.
