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Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll will be a hit at Liverpool, says Barcelona striker David Villa
Barcelona hitman David Villa has backed Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll to become firm fans' favourites at Anfield. The Spanish World Cup winner sees Liverpool's new strike force as solid business by the Kop hierarchy, and has played down the cost of the ?57.8million pairing. Backing: David Villa (left) says Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez will wow Liverpool fans'Each year there are big transfers of this type. It's normal,' said Villa.'All teams need to strengthen when they want to win things.'The 29-year-old striker continued: 'Liverpool needed to reinforce after the sale of Fernando (Torres). They are two great players who are worth every penny. I'm sure they'll be a hit with the fans.' Double act: Kenny Dalglish (centre) poses with new signings Andy Carroll (left) and Luis SuarezMeanwhile, Reds caretaker boss Kenny Dalglish says Raul Meireles is now earning praise in accordance with his stature as one of Europe's top midfielders.The 27-year-old Portugal international smashed his fourth goal in five games to give the Reds a 1-0 victory at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. And Dalglish is not surprised by his progress. 'Understandably Raul has been getting some headlines for the goals he's scored in recent weeks,' Dalglish said in his LFC Weekly column.'His performances have been what I've expected. I knew he was a good footballer before he came to the club and he's shown that. Hitting form: Raul Meireles (left) scores against Chelsea to sour Fernando Torres' debut against his former club'He's intelligent and very good technically; he puts in a pile of running too. He's getting on the scoresheet so often because he's playing a bit further forward. Those goals are a huge bonus for us.'The strike on Sunday wasn't as easy as it looked. He had to get up and over the ball to make sure he knocked it inside the post.'The great thing for us was we had players getting into the box to capitalise on chances like that.' I lost love of the game at Liverpool - I had to join smaller club Chelsea, says TorresHe's King Kenny! Liverpool owner Henry throws support behind DalglishInside King Kenny's court: How Dalglish put the fighting spirit back into LiverpoolAll the latest Liverpool news, features and opinion Explore more:People: David Villa, Kenny Dalglish, Andy Carroll Places: Liverpool, Portugal, Europe