Diogo Jota was back among the goals for Liverpool in the 6-1 demolition of Leeds on Monday.
The Portuguese forward hadn't scored a goal for Liverpool in over a year heading into his latest outing, with his last coming against Manchester City in early April 2022.
Of course, Jota had been out for a lengthy period of time with an injury, which didn't help matters. Against Leeds, he broke his duck and then scored again.
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The goals will have done his confidence the world of good, but Jamie Carragher admitted to still feeling confused over Jota's selection.
"After half an hour I’d sold Jota, I’d got £25m for him, and I was looking around at spending," Carragher said on Sky Sports (via the ECHO). "I’d maybe get 30 now on the back of this. Listen, he had a really poor first half an hour, and if it had continued at nil-nil until half-time I think Núñez would have come on for him.
"We just see him at that far post, and I must be honest, he’s come back in after being out for a while with injury, and I’m not quite sure why Núñez isn’t playing."
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Sky Sports presenter David Jones then interrupted Carragher with a stat about Jota's woeful opening first 30 minutes: "Well he lost possession 15 times in the first half an hour."
"15? Wow. Listen, he’s got goals in the past for Liverpool, he’s gone a long time without scoring but it’s just really interesting, for me, the fact that Jurgen Klopp is playing him ahead of Núñez, I can’t quite work that one out.
"The fact that Núñez is new, you want to get him more integrated playing games, I’m not sure, but as I say he’s got two goals and provided an assist, but he had a very tough first half an hour, shall we say."
Liverpool.com says: Jota was fairly bad against Leeds in that opening spell at Elland Road, yet he took his goals well, and the hope is that he can finish the season strongly and restore his confidence after what has been a tough season on an individual level for the 26-year-old.
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