Carroll: Great to be off the mark
Andy Carroll admitted he was delighted to get off the mark in the Carling Cup success over Exeter City - and then saluted the display of strike partner Luis Suarez.
The big No.9 came off the bench to thunder home the third of the night after Suarez and Maxi Rodriguez had put the Reds in the driving seat.
The hosts did pull a goal back late on through Daniel Nardiello's penalty but it was not enough to deny Carroll and co the 3-1 victory that puts them in the hat for round three.
Carroll said: "It was nice to get off the mark. We all played well today and all of the lads who got the goals did great. I thought Exeter did well too so all round it was a good day for everyone.
"It was important to come down here and get a result. We always knew it was going to be tough."
Asked about the impact of Suarez who netted one and made two, Carroll added: "He's been great. Obviously everyone knows what he is about and he showed it again tonight."
Meanwhile, midfielder Charlie Adam felt Liverpool got their reward for naming a strong line-up for the clash with the League One outfit.
Adam said: "You could see with the players that played tonight that we were here to do a job and we did that. It was always going to be a difficult game but we showed Exeter the right respect and we did our job.
"We've got good players who we know will play well together. We are getting there. That's two wins on the bounce and we can now look forward to Saturday."