Premier League: Nigel Pearson remains positive as Leicester prepare to take on Liverpool
Monday 1 December 2014 19:43, UK
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson is remaining positive of his side's chances this season and believes the Foxes can be a threat against Liverpool on Tuesday.
Pearson's side will be looking to build on their performance against QPR last Saturday after ending 504 minutes without a goal courtesy of Esteban Cambiasso’s fourth minute strike at Loftus Road.
Despite taking the lead, Leicester went on to lose the game 3-2, and remain rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table.
"I think there is a temptation to look too negatively," he said. "But the game in isolation at the weekend we have done lots of good things .
"We have lost another game and we need to rectify it pretty quickly."
Pearson said his side are looking forward to hosting Liverpool on Tuesday and claimed it was a fixture the fans can get excited about.
“We've not had many midweek games this season," he added. "Preparation is slightly different from normal. The players are used to playing back-to-back games through being in the Championship. It's a good game for us."
The Reds visit the King Power Stadium after ending their run of three league defeats last Saturday after Glen Johnson’s 85th minute header secured a 1-0 win over Stoke City.
Liverpool sit 11th in the league, with just five wins from 13 games, and Pearson is keen to take advantage of Brendan Rodgers side's lacklustre form.
He said: "It's against another very big club who had a superb season last year. They've not replicated that so far.
"Things are pretty tight, we find ourselves at the bottom but the only team who will get us out of it are ourselves. They will know we can be a potential threat to them."
