Keshi Anderson on Birmingham's FA Cup campaign

Birmingham City midfielder Keshi Anderson

Birmingham City are aiming to extend their strong start to the season in the Emirates FA Cup this weekend.

The Blues take on Sutton United live on ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday and we caught up with attacking midfielder Keshi Anderson ahead of the game.

Here is what he had to say in full.

Keshi, Birmingham have made a fast start in League One. Are you looking to emulate that in the FA Cup?

“Yeah, of course. It’s a massive cup competition and one we want to go as far as possible in.

“With the way we play week in, week out, we like to think we can go far. Whoever we come up against, whether it’s a team from the lower leagues, same league, or the leagues above, we feel we can compete and win. We want to go as far as possible.”

How will the club deal with entering the competition two rounds earlier than it has been used to?

“Obviously we’ll be joining in November but that means another game where we can work on what we’re good at. It’s a 90 minute game ultimately and hopefully we can come through with another win.”

What do you make of playing Sutton away first up?

“I’ll be honest, I would have preferred a home game – but it’s just another match. We will take it as if it’s a league game, the next one is always the most important.

“We’ll be taking it very seriously.”

What would an FA Cup run mean for the club?

“It would be massive. The team we are, we want to win every game and I don’t think there’s a game we would go into thinking we can’t. The FA Cup is a massive competition and one in which I believe we have a team that can go as far as possible.”