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Ex-Everton ace Grant: Blackburn capable of Liverpool upset

Tony Grant believes Blackburn Rovers are capable of upsetting Liverpool in the FA Cup this weekend.

The Championship club take on the in-form Reds in the quarter-final at Anfield on Sunday and ex-Everton, Manchester City and Burnley midfielder Grant feels his Rovers are good enough to down Brendan Rodgers' side.

"Lots of our players actually suit the Premier League. We have some very technical players," Grant, who is Gary Bowyer's first-team coach, told the Liverpool Echo.

"In the last round against Stoke, Josh King was a revelation.

"He scored a hat-trick, caught Stoke cold and they couldn't handle him.

"Against Swansea it looked like becoming a bit of a stalemate until Rudy Gestede came on and changed the game for us.

"So we have players who are capable of causing an upset."

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