'Brilliant for them, brilliant for us'
Andy Carroll was brilliant for Newcastle and he will be brilliant for Liverpool too - that's the appraisal of the latest player to swap St James' Park for Anfield.
Jose Enrique left the north-east last week to fight for trophies with Liverpool, just as Carroll did in January.
The latter was prevented from having an instant impact by injuries, featuring just nine times in all competitions for Kenny Dalglish in 2010-11.
But, having regained his fitness and scored three goals in six pre-season outings, Carroll is now ready to show his best form, according to Enrique.
"For us in Newcastle Andy was brilliant and I am sure he will be brilliant for Liverpool too," said the 25-year-old left-back.
"He is a very good player. When a club like Liverpool pays £35million for Andy, I know it is not lucky. It is because they think he is a good player. I am sure he is going to do a lot of things for us.
"I watched him play last season and I knew he wasn't fit here. I don't care if the player is Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo - if a player is not fit, he is not fit.
"Now he's okay, is playing very well in his position and is going to be an important player this season."
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