The Swansea City manager heads into his first taste of South Wales derby action with his side sitting comfotably in 3rd place in the Championship table.
But with Cardiff 2 points clear at the top and with home advantage, Rodgers knows that it makes the Swans the underdogs as he explained to the Western Mail
โWe are underdogs and that suits us perfectly because weโre happy to quietly get on with our work.
โWeโre not getting talked about as much, but maybe people donโt know about us. Maybe they donโt come down to Swansea because we donโt boast about what we are going to do and that doesnโt make headlines.
โBut my players will be happy to do their talking on the pitch.
โBeing top brings its own pressure โ and then there is the expectancy of promotion.
โFor us this is only the third season in the Championship. We have got players who are still getting attuned to the division.
โSo this is a real, real test, but every test weโve had so far weโve stood up.โ