
Share
6th December 2013
10:50pm GMT

Perhaps the best of the lot was his third though, something that even gave the striker himself cause to wonder at his own ability to produce moments of magic. He controlled a high ball on his chest, flicked it wondrously past and over Leroy Fer, threw in a wiggle of the hips and then powered home a half volley that, once again, meant that John Ruddy was relegated to the role of spectator. After the match, he had the look of a broken man about him.
Of course, he also conceded a fourth to Suarez from a free kick, which on any normal evening would have been a fantastic goal, but not on Wednesday evening. There was something special in the air at Anfield, and although the opposition might not have been of the highest standard, you could have stuck anyone in goal and he still would have had at least a hat-trick.
Worryingly for Liverpool fans, this type of display might get him quite a bit of interest from other clubs, and right before the January transfer window too, but if they can hang on to him and he produces form like this on a semi-regular basis, then they may well end up in those coveted Champions League spots, and he might decide he wants to stay, who knows?
He was already, rightly, named man of the match but he was also an absolute shoo-in for the Snickers Workwear Hero of the Week this week.
Sports | Joe.ie
sport