STEVEN GERRARD: Liverpool may have made a mistake with Andy Carroll...

Liverpool Captain Steven Gerrard has suggested that the club's handling of Andy Carroll in his first 6 months at Anfield may have had a negative impact on the player, and may partly explain why the former Newcastle man has struggled for consistency this season.

Gerrard, who is recovering from injury himself at the moment, observed:

"For me, Andy arrived with an injury and probably wanted to play very early on because he'd signed in such a fashion.

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