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Harry Maguire believes Leicester City have highlighted just how ambitious they are by enticing Brendan Rodgers to the King Power Stadium.

Rodgers left Celtic yesterday and was in the director's box to watch his new team beat Brighton 2-1 hours after being appointed.

After the win, England defender Maguire told Match of the Day it was a relief to pick up a first win in 2019 with a highly respected new manager taking over.

Almost 20 years ago Leicester lost Martin O'Neill to Celtic, but the story was reversed yesterday, even with the Scottish champions chasing a historic treble treble.

"It's great - we're back to winning ways which is massive tonight," Maguire said.

"We had to go out and enjoy ourselves tonight but the three points was most important. It was nice to get the lead which we haven't done recently and hold on to get the win.

"We didn't find out [about Brendan Rodgers] until a few hours before kick-off. It's an exciting time for the club - I'm excited to get started, we all know his profile and what he's done. We're all looking forward to working with him.

"Celtic are a massive club so it shows how big Leicester are getting and our ambitions. It's exciting times. We know he's coached a lot of young players and we hope he can bring them on - we're all excited.

"We want to look up rather than down now. The performances haven't been too bad but the results haven't been good enough."