Enrique tips Carroll to deliver

Carroll, who is the club's record signing following his January switch from Newcastle, has struggled for form and fitness since arriving on Merseyside. The England international had a quiet game in the 1-1 draw with Sunderland last weekend to raise concerns over his form. However Enrique, who played alongside Carroll at Newcastle, believes the striker was not fit last season upon his arrival at Liverpool, and expects the 22-year-old to deliver for Kenny Dalglish's troops. "For us in Newcastle Andy was brilliant and I am sure he will be brilliant for Liverpool too," said Enrique. "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."