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Andy King wants Leicester City to make 'a real statement' at Liverpool

Leicester City midfielder Andy King believes the Premier League champions can "cause an upset" when they take on Liverpool at Anfield.

Leicester have had an inconsistent start to their season as defending title holders, losing to Hull, drawing with Arsenal and beating Swansea. They travel to Anfield on Saturday in what will be Liverpool's first home game of the season in front of 54,000 fans at their redeveloped stadium.

"After last season it was always going to be hard," King told the Guardian. "After a few games, whatever we did, people were going to compare to last season and say it's a slow start.

"But now we have our first win, we can hopefully get up and running. Winning at Anfield would be a real statement. We know it's going to be tough because they've had a good start themselves, but we know if we play the way we can, then we can be a match for anyone.

"I spoke to Sam [Vokes, Burnley striker] and he said they were a really good team. I know Burnley won 2-0 but he said [Liverpool] had 81 percent possession, so we know what they're about.

"[Liverpool manager] Jurgen Klopp is all about high energy, they've signed well and have good players, so it's going to be a tough game.

"Coupled with the fact they have got the new stand, they're going to want to win their first home game this season. But we know with the team we have, we can go there and cause an upset."