Skill overcame the brute force of Stoke City last night as the functional midlanders were sent out of the Carling Cup to the technically superior Liverpool.
“I ran out of words to describe him after a week when he came to our club”, said Dalglish.
“His first was a fantastic goal, but I don’t think you’d expect him to score with a tap-in would you?
“He could have taken one before that and maybe it would have been more comfortable for us, but it was worth waiting for.”