Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has again insisted he's happy with the progress of Andy Carroll.

Last season Carroll got off the mark for Liverpool with a sensational double at the expense of Manchester City.

Asked if that would have any bearing on whether the big No.9 would feature on Sunday, Dalglish said: "You take into account first and foremost what is happening at this moment and take it from there.

"Andy scored two great goals against them last year. We got our reward for that and so did Andy. That's not to say that because he scored two last year, he'll score two this year.

"We'll all start afresh for the game on Sunday. If we can repeat the same result as last year, everyone will be happy."

He added: "I went on record as saying his (Andy's) best games for us were against Stoke and West Brom. That tells you how he is doing."