Rafael Benitez says he'd have no hesitation throwing Scott Carson into Premiership action this season as he admitted the impact made by the England under-21 international has persuaded him to call off his search for another goalkeeper.
After just two training sessions we knew we had a good goalkeeper and now we are sure he will be a very good goalkeeper for the future. We were still considering signing another goalkeeper at one point but we decided not to because we are so happy with Scott.
"We knew he was a good goalkeeper but it was hard to say how good he was. We had seen a few videos of him but he only made two or three saves in each match. We knew we would have to wait until we saw him train before we could judge him properly, but now we are sure he is a very good goalkeeper.
"After only a few training sessions Jose Ochotorena (goalkeeping coach) said he has a lot of talent and we didn't need another goalkeeper.
"As a person and as a professional he is impressive. We have a lot of confidence in him and I would have no problem playing him in the Premier League this season."