HOUGHTON: "They can't take the pressure..."

Ray Houghton has thrown his support behind Jordan Henderson and Andy Carroll, exhorting fans to give the two players time to settle in properly.

Henderson and Carroll have come in for regular criticism this summer for their underwhelming performances, but Houghton argues that making the big step up from comparatively smaller teams can be 'daunting':

"When you're at Sunderland or Newcastle, and you go to a Man United or a Liverpool, with the history those clubs have got, some players can make it and some can't, because they can't take the pressure of what's happened before at these clubs.

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