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title: "Klopp to start Oxlade-Chamberlain against Leicester"
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published: "2017-09-18T17:14:05Z"
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# Klopp to start Oxlade-Chamberlain against Leicester

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that he will hand Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain his full debut for the club on Tuesday night.

The Reds take on Leicester City in the third round of the Carabao Cup this week, as they look to go one step further than they did last season. Liverpool were knocked out of the League Cup in the semi-final by Southampton, and will now look to go all the way.

As quoted by the [Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/jurgen-klopp-set-to-hand-alex-oxladechamberlain-full-liverpool-debut-against-leicester-a3637676.html), Klopp confirmed that the former Saints academy graduate would make his full Reds bow.

> It is a fantastic opportunity for Alex because since he has been in it has been difficult to train on different things because of game after game after game.

> There is no rush but we are in this three-game-a-week rhythm and during the international break he was with the national team.

![Stu Forster/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2017/09/844919744.jpg)

Oxlade-Chamberlain officially secured his move from Arsenal to Liverpool on the final day of the summer transfer window, signing for a fee reported to be worth in the region of £35 million.

The England international hasn’t started a match for the Reds yet. He has been eased in by Klopp and after having featured off the bench on three occasions, he is poised to start against Leicester.

> But it is a long-term project so I have no problem. We sat together with him and the analysts and showed him how we want him to play in this position and that position.

Liverpool have a busy schedule ahead of them, and Klopp is certain to rotate his side when they travel to the King Power Stadium.

> He had a wonderful impact when he came on in the last game (against Burnley) so it was very good for him.