Enrique backs Carroll to shine

Jose Enrique expects Andy Carroll to soon find his scoring form and begin to justify his 35-million-pound price tag.

The striker has struggled to find the back of the net this season, scoring just two goals in the Premier League as Liverpool have faltered at Anfield with just three wins and six draws.

Carroll could soon find himself starting more matches with Luis Suarez facing an eight-game ban for making a racist comment towards Patrice Evra, although he is set to appeal the suspension.

And should he be given the chance to stake his place in the side, his former team-mate at Newcastle believes he will soon start to show why Liverpool paid so much to bring him to Merseyside.

“The most important thing for him was he had the opportunity (to play) again,” Enrique said.

“He had three good chances to score (against Blackburn) but it was the same for him as everyone.”

“Andy is a great player. Nobody pays 35 million pounds for a player for nothing and Andy is a great player. He is value. When he starts to score one goal, he will score many goals.”

“It is a different style of play here. We have Luis (Suarez), we have Dirk Kuyt, Craig Bellamy – all of them are different. For the style of English football, Andy is very important. You are firing crosses in from everywhere and Andy is capable of scoring a goal. That is very important.”

Liverpool’s home form has been attributed to a failure to score, with just 11 goals at Anfield and 21 overall in their 18 matches in the league this season.

Their latest result at Anfield saw them only draw to bottom place Blackburn Rovers, with away goalkeeper Mark Bunn making a number of big saves to earn his side a point.

Enrique said there was a big frustration within the team at their failure to put away opponents who they were expected to beat, and he blamed opposition goalkeepers for putting in inspired performances when they come to face Liverpool.

“It’s the same every single week and I don’t know what has happened,” he said.

“We had a lot of chances and that was important. But I don’t know what happens with the keepers when they come here. He (Bunn) was the man of the match again. I just think when the luck comes we will start to get a lot of points.”