Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has stated that although playing without Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher is not ideal, The Reds have a strong enough squad to compete without their key men.
Gerrard is currently sidelined with an ankle knock, whilst Carragher has a calf problem; both missed Kenny Dalglish’s men’s 2-0 win over West Brom at the weekend.
Despite the quality of the missing pair, the England international striker feels the Anfield club can manage in their absence.
“It was tough not having Stevie or Carra in the squad,” Carroll told the Liverpool Echo.
“They are great players and we need them in the team once they’ve got over their little niggles.
“But we have fantastic players that can come in. The game showed we’ve got lads who can step in when needed and do a job. We showed what we can do. We passed it around well and deserved the three points,” he stated.
Carroll scored one of the goals in the victory, and enjoyed being partnered with Luis Suarez in attack.
“Luis is a great player who works so hard for the team and it’s nice to have him up top with me. Luis drops off, gets the ball into his feet, can dribble with it and slip people in.
“I couldn’t name a better player in the Premier League than Luis. He’s fantastic to have in the squad. He makes chances and scores goals himself so he’s a great all-round player and he showed that again.
“We just try to stretch defenders and try to make the pitch as big as possible. Luis makes it easy playing alongside him. I think we played well together and hopefully that will carry on,” he concluded.
Liverpool have a break in midweek whilst their top four rivals participate in Europe, and take on Swansea at Anfield on Saturday.
By Gareth McKnight
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