By Dave Blackmore
Slaven Bilic hailed Andy Carroll as “a great player” after he arrived off the bench to seal the three points with a fabulously well placed header.
Slav declared in his post-match presser: “He gives us options but not just one option. Not just long balls.
“He is a great player. His quality is never in doubt. Just want him to be fit and we are in a really good situation regarding him for the long term. For West Han and then possibly England should benefit also.
“His quality is never in doubt. The way he pressed Cahill when we were winning 2-1. It was great.”