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LONDON -- Andy Carroll can start repaying the faith shown in him by Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish by guiding the club to victory over former side Newcastle in the stand-out match in the Premier Leagues latest round of holiday fixtures. Luis Suarezs one-match suspension for sticking his middle finger up at Fulham fans in a recent league match should ensure Carroll starts at Anfield on Friday, against the team that sold him for 35 million pounds ($56 million) in a stunning last-minute deal in Januarys transfer window. The mighty price tag -- which made him one of the worlds costliest ever players -- appears to be weighing heavily on the England striker, who has only scored twice in the league this season and has often started on the bench behind Suarez. Brushing aside regular stories in the British press about Carrolls off-field habits -- he was urged by England manager Fabio Capello in September to drink less if he is to become a regular in the national squad -- Dalglish insists the player can still thrive at Liverpool. "He is adapting well to the change and we will keep working with him and, fortunately for Andy, we have much greater belief in him than a lot of people have who write about him," Dalglish said. "He is not struggling to deal with anything -- I dont think self-belief is a problem for Andy Carroll, I dont see why it should be." Carroll -- a boyhood Newcastle fan -- could be set for an extended run in Liverpools starting lineup after Suarez was handed an eight-match ban from the Football Association last week for racially insulting Manchester United defender Patrice Evra during a match in October. The Uruguay international is likely to appeal against the suspension but could face a lengthy spell out, giving regular opportunities to Carroll. With Liverpool having drawn its last two games, against lowly sides Wigan and Blackburn, it needs to get back to winning ways to keep pace with its rivals for the Champions League places. Liverpool is currently in sixth place, a point and a place above Newcastle but three off fourth-place Chelsea. "I think we deserve to be higher up the table than we are but youve got to earn that right and not talk about it," Dalglish said. "To be fair, they (the players) have done a lot of talking on the pitch for us. "As long as we are in there somewhere, continue to do the right things and give ourselves a chance (come the end of the season) then well be happy with that." Its unlikely that Liverpool will be involved in this seasons title race, which is shaping up after 18 of the 38 games to be a three-horse race between the two Manchester clubs, City and United, and Tottenham. City is top on goal difference from United, with Spurs seven points adrift in third but with a game in hand -- at home to Everton next month. With City not playing until New Years Day, when it visits Sunderland, United should end 2011 at the top of the table as it hosts bottom club Blackburn a day earlier. A sixth straight league win since being held to a 1-1 draw by Newcastle at Old Trafford on Nov. 26 would be the perfect way for United manager Alex Ferguson to celebrate his 70th birthday. "When you win all the time, you get a real hunger for it," said United defender Jonny Evans, who will miss the match with a calf problem to join a growing injury list that also includes fellow centre backs Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. 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