ANDY CARROLL believes Liverpool can attract more big names to Anfield next season – despite the £57m outlay which brought him and strike partner Luis Suarez to the club in January.

Carroll spectacularly opened his goals account for the club against Manchester City on Monday and the England centre-forward is already looking forward to next season.

“We’re just putting a team together now,” he declared.

“Me and Luis are new, Flanno (defender John Flanagan) played his first game at the back – and I thought he did great – and it shows what we can do for next season.

“The team spirit here is great, there are massive names here, it’s a massive club and I don’t see why we can’t attract big names.”

Carroll was thrilled with his first Anfield goals, and he admitted that even just missing out on a hat-trick and emulating manager Kenny Dalglish couldn’t dim his joy.

The striker saw a late header miss the target by inches.

The last Liverpool player to hit a hat-trick at Anfield against Manchester City was Kenny Dalglish in December 1982 – in fact both his league hat-tricks as a Liverpool player came against City.