Carra said, "Of course I am disappointed he didn't come to Liverpool but you have to have respect for the players who have come in. Michael is a friend of mine and I'd like to see him do well. But he might be rivalling us for a European place come the end of the season, so hopefully he doesn't do too well."
And J.C added that he believes the Reds already have enough firepower up front for a succesful season.
"We have spent a lot of money on strikers over the last two seasons," he said.
"£14m on Cisse, £7m on Crouch and £6m on Morientes. We've got a lot of good strikers here already. It's just one of those things. Maybe the timing wasn't right. But you have to have respect for the players at our club and hopefully they can do the damage for us," he added.