'We're looking forward to it' - Iheanacho admits Leicester players excited to face Liverpool

Kelechi Iheanacho has revealed that the Leicester City players are excited to lock horns with Liverpool in a Premier League fixture at the King Power Stadium on Tuesday evening.

Five days ago, the Nigeria international was in the Foxes side that played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Jurgen Klopp's team in the quarterfinal of the Carabao Cup only to lose 5-4 on penalties.

Iheanacho has said that the players can take confidence from their display at Anfield when they take on the Reds tomorrow.

The Super Eagles striker was statistically Leicester City's standout player in a 6-3 defeat to Manchester City on Boxing Day, scoring one and assisting two others against his former club.

"We’re looking forward to it," Iheanacho told LCFC TV.

"We played them in the cup and it obviously was a good game, but we lost. We’re hoping to do better in the Premier League and get something out of the game.

"When you play a team like them, you know how they play, you know about the players, and you know how to hurt them as well, how to attack them. We know about how they play and hopefully we give them a game.

"We put in a good performance at Anfield and we’re hoping to repeat that at King Power Stadium. Hopefully we’ll do that."

After seven previous appearances against Liverpool without finding the net, Iheanacho will be hoping to open his goalscoring account on Tuesday night.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel