The image that best sums up Fernando Torres' career is not one of him gliding past stricken Premier League defenders in his Liverpool red. Or clipping the ball over Jens Lehmann to deliver Spain's long-awaited glory at Euro 2008.
It comes instead at St Andrew's, Birmingham, in April 2010, when Rafa Benitez, chasing victory to keep alive hopes of Champions League qualification, replaced Torres with David N'Gog with the scoreline locked at 1-1.
Torres looked nonplussed, shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly as he jogged off to be replaced by a striker who scored 23 goals in 147 Premier League appearances.