Borini: I'll be at Anfield tonight
Fabio Borini has admitted that Wednesday night's Barclays Premier League clash between Liverpool and Sunderland at Anfield will be a tough watch for him.
The Italian striker has impressed on his season-long loan at the Wearside club, who go into their final 10 games of the campaign battling to stay in the top flight, while his parent team sit at the opposite end of the table.
Speaking exclusively to LFCTV GO in the build-up to Wednesday's game, the 22-year-old reflected on his season so far at the Stadium of Light, explained the differences he's noticed in himself and offered his thoughts on the match itself.
Borini said: "It's been a good season for me. Of course, there have been some tough moments, and we've not won a lot of games, but there are positives you have to take, like reaching the Capital One Cup final at Wembley and how well we've fought back after a bad start.
"We're still fighting to stay up, of course, and that's a race we're in until the end of the season.
"In the past I've been used to being at clubs used to winning, it was an everyday feeling. Here at Sunderland it's been a case of grabbing anything you can to get points. So it's a different way to achieve your targets, but it's an experience you can use.
"The whole experience is building up my strength, my character and my mentality."
Borini predicts an open game when Brendan Rodgers' side meet Gus Poyet's, and one he'll be at Anfield but sitting 'uncomfortably' for.
"It's going to be a difficult game to watch because obviously I want to be on the pitch," he commented.
"When you're fit to play a game and you have to watch it rather than take part it's uncomfortable, because you can watch things happening but you're not in control of the situation.
"I'll be at the game, and I think it's going to be open. I think Liverpool will try to get into Sunderland straight from the kick-off, as they have done in most games this season; pressing high in the opening 15 minutes with the quality they've got in the attack."
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