Liverpool defender Jose Enrique backs Andy Carroll to shine at Anfield

By Telegraph staff10:34AM BST 16 Aug 2011Comments Enrique was a team-mate of the England international at Newcastle and followed him to Anfield seven months after the striker made his club-record £35 million move in January.During the interim period Enrique could see the 22 year-old front man was nowhere near his best - Carroll arrived on Merseyside with a thigh injury and did not make his debut until early March - but has noticed a difference in the player already. "I watched him play last season and I knew he wasn't fit here," said the Spaniard, who joined the Reds for £6 million on Friday and made a solid debut against Sunderland just over 24 hours later. "I don't care if the player is Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, if a player is not fit, he is not fit. "For us in Newcastle he was brilliant and I am sure he will be brilliant for Liverpool. Related Articles

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