Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers backs Hamza Choudhury to learn from his mistakes

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers insists Hamza Choudhury is genuinely “remorseful” over offensive historic tweets which the midfielder apologised for this week. Rodgers will have no qualms about selecting Choudhury for Monday’s clash with Manchester City, after revealing the 21-year-old pro-actively apologised off his own back for social media posts regarding race and mental health. The Football Association has since charged Choudhury with misconduct. Former Celtic boss Rodgers said: “Firstly it was something that Hamza wanted to deal with. He was a 15-year-old at the time and certainly at 21 you are totally different. He was very apologetic and he wanted to put that out there. “He’s remorseful for his comments but when you make a mistake you learn from it.” Asked whether Choudhury is in the right frame of mind to play, Rodgers added: “He is absolutely fine. “When you are a kid, you make mistakes. At 14 or 15 you will say something and it gets thrown back at you seven years later. “He understands his comments aren’t acceptable. He will learn from that and he will move on. “He’s a great boy. He’s a father and he understands the comments are not what you expect but he has learned from it and he is apologetic.” In its statement, the FA said: “It is alleged that the comments breach FA Rule E3(1) as they were abusive and/or insulting and/or improper and/or brought the game into disrepute. “It is further alleged that the comments constitute an ‘aggravated breach’, which is defined in FA Rule E3(2), as they included reference to ethnic origin and/or race and/or sexual orientation. “The midfielder has until 13 May 2019 to provide a response.” Topics Brendan Rodgers, Premier League Rodgers will help in search for Leicester’s new head of recruitment Brendan Rodgers taking nothing for granted as Leicester face Huddersfield Rodgers: I am the right man for Liverpool job Rodgers: Liverpool are growing in confidence Former Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi ready to hang up his boots Steven Gerrard expecting even more from Steven Davis next season Spurs say Vertonghen did not suffer a concussion against Ajax Getafe defender Djene on Arsenal’s radar – report Bamford handed two-match ban for deceiving referee 4 big reasons why Barcelona should be fearful of Liverpool – and how the Reds plan to stop Lionel Messi Quiz! Can you name all 30 Champions League semi-finalists since 1994? The 15 best free-kicks of all time: where does Messi rank? Pontus Jansson: “I had an offer to leave Leeds last summer – but I didn’t want people to remember me for negative things” 8 Championship players who should be in the Premier League next season