Andy Carroll says he was hoping he'd fail his Liverpool medical before ill-fated £35m move

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Andy Carroll joined Liverpool for a then-club-record fee of £35 million in January 2011

Despite reportedly declaring that he wanted to stay with the Magpies, the striker completed a then-club-record deal to join the Anfield club.

However, Carroll failed to live up to the expectations after scoring just 11 goals in 58 appearances but he did lift the 2012 Carling Cup during his stay with the Reds.He said: “From the moment Liverpool made this incredible bid on deadline day, I found myself in a helicopter, without really understanding why.Carroll continued: “This helped me grow up by taking me out of my comfort zone. Because I knew nothing about life and football, apart from Newcastle.

 

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