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Hodgson feels Liverpool will go after more strikers

West Bromwich Albion boss Roy Hodgson feels that former club Liverpool will not be content with just Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez up front.

The Reds bought in the duo for a combined £58million in January and they have both proved to be big hits with the Anfield faithful, scoring and setting up goals with regularity.

But Hodgson, who managed the club from last summer until January this year feels that Kenny Dalglish will be looking to add more depth to his squad as they go about chasing the title next season.

"Everyone will be thinking it will be a Carroll-Suarez partnership next season because they paid £35 million for Carroll and almost £23 million for Suarez," Hodgson told Telegraph Sport.

"I am sure that they will complement each other well but I have no doubt whatsoever that the club will be looking for other strikers because big clubs like Liverpool do not just get by with two strikers.

"A good club pushing for a top-six place will always go for a strength-in-depth policy that will need four strikers so they will be on the look-out for others.

"Man United are there to be knocked off their perch but they are so consistent it will take an awful lot to do that.

"If Liverpool finish in the top three next year that will be a big forward step. I don't think any club is in a position to knock Man U off their perch. But in the long-term if Kenny is signing young players it could take two or three years."

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