It was not long ago that Brendan Rodgers was one of the most highly rated managers in the Premier League, but it is safe to say his stock has dropped in recent weeks.
The Leicester City boss has been linked with both Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United over the past year or so, but he has shown little desire to leave the King Power Stadium.
Having won the FA Cup with Leicester last season, and led them into Europe in back-to-back seasons, it is easy to see why Rodgers was a man in demand.
When Mikel Arteta was going through a rocky patch at the Emirates, talk turned to Rodgers, and whether trading in for a more experienced manager was necessary.
Pundits even started to buy into the idea, with Arsenal languishing in mid-table while Leicester were nestled in the top four.
"The Northern Irishman knows what it takes to win trophies, even if it was in Scotland, so there isn’t that monkey on his back," Collymore wrote in his column for The Mirror in February 2021 (ironically on the morning Arsenal beat the Foxes 3-1).
"And it’s not like he was far from winning the Premier League with Liverpool, either.
"He has a definable style which always works with good players and has never been one to go out and spend £50million, £60m or £70m on a player."
Despite leading them to cup glory last season, Rodgers is now growing under pressure in the East Midlands - football can be a brutal world.
But the pressure is not unjustified.
The Foxes sit in 10th in the Premier League and have been blighted by inconsistency. Last weekend's 4-1 defeat to local rivals Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup appears to have been the final straw for some fans.
Rodgers has simply fallen well below the high standards he has set for himself during his time at the club.
While the argument that he was somebody who could take Arsenal back to the top table was not without basis, Leicester's recent form has shown that the Gunners ultimately made the right decision by sticking with Arteta.
