Talk about unlikely holiday buddies. Wayne Rooney, Andy Carroll and Gary McAllister were snapped as they were lounging it out in the sun on their summer holiday in Barbados.

The Manchester United striker, Liverpool striker and Aston Villa assistant manager were no doubt talking ‘tactics’ at the exclusive Sandy Lane Resort in the Caribbean Sea. Rooney and McAllister have something else in common though, both gentlemen’s hair looks to be thinning on the top which is why McAllister consulted with Rooney about his recent hair transplant operation.

Carroll fancies himsself a bit of a rodeo star and McAllister turned up in cowboy boots at a recent job interview with Brian Clough, so that could be what THEY have in common. What do Rooney and Carroll have in common? Anyone’s guess…

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Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has remained coy about his new record signing Andy Carroll’s chances of debuting against Manchester United over the weekend.

The 22-year-old, whose £35million price tag is a record for a British player, has not had chance to turn out for his new club as he has been sidelined with a thigh injury.

His last game was for Newcastle on December 28.

Dalglish has always insisted he would be patient, but with the striker taking part in full training sessions this week, there is a chance he could be in the squad to face Liverpool’s arch-rivals at Anfield.

The Reds boss was giving nothing away, however, at his pre-match press conference on Thursday morning.

“His training is always progressing but he has not yet progressed to a game yet,” said Dalglish, who celebrates his 60th birthday on Friday.

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Newcastle star striker Andy Carroll’s car was torched while parked on the drive way of club captain Kevin Nolan on Wednesday.

After being charged on Monday with assaulting ex-girlfriend Laurie Henderson, Carroll – who will claim self-defence – was bailed by magistrates to live with Nolan at his house in Ponteland, Northumbria, until his next court appearance on January 10.

But just two days into his stay with the former Bolton midfielder, 21-year-old Carroll was the victim of an attack on his chrome-plated Range Rover.

Carroll had bought the car earlier this month to celebrate signing a new five-year deal with the Magpies, but vandals set it alight shortly after 7pm BST on Wednesday. Graffiti was also daubed on Nolan’s garage door.

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