<p>Carroll, the most expensive English player after his 35 million pound ($57.28 million) transfer from Newcastle in January, lashed in the opener from the edge of the box after 13 minutes and added his second shortly after Dirk Kuyt's strike. <br /><br />City's first half went from bad to worse after striker and captain Carlos Tevez hobbled off with a hamstring injury and is set to miss the FA Cup semifinal against Manchester United on Saturday. Kuyt slotted the ball neatly into the net on 34 minutes before Carroll's second, a header from a Raul Meireles cross, left Liverpool in sixth place on 48 points with six games remaining. City remain fourth on 56 points from 32 matches. <br /><br />"The fans have been fantastic ever since I've been here," a beaming Carroll, who made his debut against United on March 6 after a long spell out with injury, told Sky Sports. <br /><br />Fellow forward Kuyt said the signing of Carroll and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez in January had made a huge difference to Liverpool. "It makes it a lot easier if you get more quality in the team," the Netherlands forward said. "We were very happy with the signings of Andy and Luis and I think you can already see the quality." <br /><br />Liverpool will now seek to beat Tottenham to fifth place, and possibly even City to fourth, though Kuyt said the task would be a difficult one. "We like to look up to fifth place. I know it's very difficult but we have to try," he said. <br /><br />An apologetic Roberto Mancini said his team would put the defeat out of their minds ahead of the FA Cup derby, Man City's last realistic chance of silverware this season. <br /><br />"It's important to forget this and we prepare for the semifinal," the Italian said. "Tonight I made a mistake, it's my fault. I'm very sorry for the fans.”</p>
<p>Carroll, the most expensive English player after his 35 million pound ($57.28 million) transfer from Newcastle in January, lashed in the opener from the edge of the box after 13 minutes and added his second shortly after Dirk Kuyt's strike. <br /><br />City's first half went from bad to worse after striker and captain Carlos Tevez hobbled off with a hamstring injury and is set to miss the FA Cup semifinal against Manchester United on Saturday. Kuyt slotted the ball neatly into the net on 34 minutes before Carroll's second, a header from a Raul Meireles cross, left Liverpool in sixth place on 48 points with six games remaining. City remain fourth on 56 points from 32 matches. <br /><br />"The fans have been fantastic ever since I've been here," a beaming Carroll, who made his debut against United on March 6 after a long spell out with injury, told Sky Sports. <br /><br />Fellow forward Kuyt said the signing of Carroll and Uruguay striker Luis Suarez in January had made a huge difference to Liverpool. "It makes it a lot easier if you get more quality in the team," the Netherlands forward said. "We were very happy with the signings of Andy and Luis and I think you can already see the quality." <br /><br />Liverpool will now seek to beat Tottenham to fifth place, and possibly even City to fourth, though Kuyt said the task would be a difficult one. "We like to look up to fifth place. I know it's very difficult but we have to try," he said. <br /><br />An apologetic Roberto Mancini said his team would put the defeat out of their minds ahead of the FA Cup derby, Man City's last realistic chance of silverware this season. <br /><br />"It's important to forget this and we prepare for the semifinal," the Italian said. "Tonight I made a mistake, it's my fault. I'm very sorry for the fans.”</p>