Thirty minutes of breathtaking football is hardly enough to ever justify a £35 million ($70m) price tag. But for Liverpool, any sign of repayment for their hefty investment on Andy Carroll is very much welcomed.
The major talking of Saturday's FA Cup final came about in the 82nd minute when Liverpool, trailing the Blues by a goal, thought they had equalised through substitute Andy Carroll.
Luis Suarez has the ability to frustrate and delight at the same time. A knack of scoring unbelievable goals is combined with a frustrating habit of complicating things in the penalty area.
Liverpool fans have delighted in Fernando Torres’ struggles over the past 16 months. Gleefully, they have mocked their former hero, relishing his every miss, savouring his Stamford Bridge misery.
Ridiculed by all, including his own fans, Andy Carroll finally stepped up yesterday morning (Singapore time) and reminded everyone why Liverpool paid so much money for him.
For all the accusations that Kenny Dalglish (above) is a dinosaur, his team are one of the few to have experimented with a back three this season, and he can hardly be described as ideologically welded to any particular system.