Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish insists there was no ulterior motive in leaving record signing Andy Carroll out of the Carling Cup squad for the Brighton clash. Carroll was one of several changes from the weekend defeat to Tottenham for the victory in Carling Cup.
"Andy is a professional footballer who understands what goes on in football," said Dalglish. "He worked really hard at Tottenham. It was a bad performance and a bad day for us.
"We don't have a team, we have a squad. There will be times when someone will play and others won't. Sometimes you'll be lucky and sometimes you'll be unlucky.
"But the football club is more important than one individual, including myself. I'm sure the players realise that. Although there will be a disappointment if you aren't playing, I think there's an understanding as well."
