Amad is likely to face a familiarly frosty reception from the Newcastle fans, due to his previous loan at their arch-rivals Sunderland, but has a goal to his name already against the Magpies and will be keen to help the Reds extend our unbeaten league run to 12 games.
“He’s another one, Amad, who is such a dream to work with,” added Carrick. “His attitude is so positive. He wants to learn, he wants to keep pushing.
“He asks for more – ‘what can I do more?’ or ‘how can I improve?’ He is desperate to do well and has been a huge part of the team.
“It will be the eye-catching bits sometimes, the bits we know he can bring, but, other times, it’s his work off the ball, defending. It’s huge to be able to do that for that kind of player. So he’s got a lot of attributes, Amad, and the way he came on didn’t surprise me. He’s been so positive all week so it didn’t surprise me.”