Special goal for Crouch
28 Sep 2006 - 08:28:27
Liverpool striker Peter Crouch felt his second goal during Wednesday's 3-2 victory against Galatasaray was the best of his Anfield career.
The England international netted a spectacular volley early in the second half of the Champions League Group C clash to make it 3-0, after he and Luis Garcia had put the Reds in control in the opening 15 minutes.
The Turkish side hit back with a quick-fire brace from Umit Karan and Liverpool were forced to cling on desperately for the final 25 minutes to secure maximum points, but that did not spoil the occasion for Crouch.
"It was a special moment for me to score that goal at the Kop end. I'd have to say it's the best of my Liverpool career so far," he told the club's official website.
"You don't get many goals like that, usually they go over the stand but thankfully that one went into the net and got us the win.
"I thought we played well in the first half tonight and then when we scored the third maybe we thought the game was over. Credit to them for coming back into it and it was a bit worrying at the end.
"The important thing is we've won the game and picked up the three points. That's what matters at the end of the night."
Crouch replaced Craig Bellamy in Liverpool's starting line-up after a spell on the bench, but insisted he had no problems with Rafael Benitez's rotation policy.
He added: "It's obviously frustrating to have been on the bench over recent games because you always want to play.
"But at a club this size you know you'll be out of the team every now and again and you just have to make sure you're ready when selected."