'We're going there to compete' - Iheanacho fires warning to Liverpool ahead of Foxes trip to Anfield 

Kelechi Iheanacho has insisted that Leicester City are ready to go toe-to-toe with Liverpool when both teams face off on Wednesday evening in the third round of the Carabao Cup. 

Leicester City are one of the form teams in England's top four tiers having won nine of their ten games in all competitions, while Jurgen Klopp's team have also won all but one of their matches too. 

Iheanacho has been  a key player under new Foxes boss Enzo Maresca  with four goal involvements in nine all-competition appearances. 

And he seems to enjoy playing in the Carabao Cup, scoring 10 goals and registering four assists in 23 outings combined for former club Manchester City and Leicester City.

Iheanacho revealed that Leicester City have no intention of going into the Carabao Cup fixture as underdogs despite the Reds higher up in the English football pyramid. 

Addressing the upcoming match, the Leicester City number 14 told the club's official website: "We’re excited. We know what Anfield is like. It’s a great atmosphere there. We’re not going there for the atmosphere, we’re going there to compete.

"We played them in pre-season and we’re in a good place now. We’re winning games. It’s a cup game, but we know what they’re like. They’re a strong side, they’ve been doing well this season in the Premier League.

"They’re going to be strong for us, but we need to really work hard to get the win. Hopefully we’ll do that so let’s see what comes out of that. They press really well. We have to be careful of that as well.

"We’ll try to give them a game, but we know they’re a strong side."

In ten previous appearances against Liverpool, Iheanacho failed to get on the scoresheet and will be hoping to fire Leicester City to victory on Wednesday. 

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

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