Starting async method as Thread or as Task

Question

I\'m new to C#s await/async and currently playing around a bit.

In my scenario I have a simple client-object which has a WebRequest

Answer 1

Edited as previous answer was wrong:

As it's in the constructor, I think you would have to spin up a new thread for it. I would personally do that using

Task.Factory.StartNew(() => SendAliveMessageAsync());