Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy has warned Blackburn that a replacement for Roque Santa Cruz, now at Manchester City, is urgently needed. "We need extra and that little bit more quality," he told The Sun.

"I know my strength and Jason (Roberts) knows his strength and we know we really complement each other.

"Maybe the manager will pick me for some games because of what I have over Jason and in other games maybe he will pick Jason for what he has over me.

"We don't have that player that has the qualities of both of us. That is what we had with Roque.

"Roque had what I could do and what Jason could do and that is why he was the ideal striker.

"With a bit of luck we can get that again."

McCarthy admitted: "I don't know who but I would be glad to get a good name player to bring something new to the team - and a lot of goals.

"If we can get one more quality striker, and if it means one of us has to be sacrificed, then we would rather that as long as we win games and keep ourselves in the top half of the league."