Reds coy on Carroll swap

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish insisted he is keen to continue working with striker Andy Carroll despite suggestions the club have tried to offload their record signing.

Reports have claimed Manchester City turned down an approach from the Merseysiders about apotential swap deal with Carlos Tevez.

That came on the back of speculation earlier this month, dismissed by Liverpool, that Newcastle were keen to take their former number nine back if they could get a cut-price deal.

Liverpool have refused to comment on the story, insisting they never do on transfer speculation, but after Carroll played a part in both goals in Saturday’s FA Cup win over Manchester United, Dalglish was quick to praise the England striker.

“I thought Andy had a fantastic game,” said the Scot.

“He works really hard and gave everything he’s got for us.

“He has a lot of attributes for us to work on.

“I am sure that [performance] will do him no harm whatsoever in terms of confidence.”