Carew hopeful of Riise at Villa

Aston Villa striker John Carew is looking forward to the prospect of Norweigan teammate John Arne Riise joining him at Villa Park. Riise has reportedly fallen out of favour with Rafa Benitez at Anfield, and has been consistently linked with a move to their Premiership rivals.

As such, Carew feels there is a possibility that the 27-year-old leaves Anfield in the transfer window.

"It seems like John Arne wants to go, so I can't see why not? There is a possibility,” Carew told Dagbladet.

"He would fit in very well at Villa, so that would be a positive."