Mark Hughes admitted Peter Crouch had given him plenty to think about by scoring a hat trick in Stoke City's 4-0 EFL Cup win over Stevenage.
Crouch, who made only four league starts last term and was making his first appearance of this season, rolled back the years as Stoke outclassed their League Two hosts.
After the 6-foot-7 striker opened the scoring, Phil Bardsley doubled the advantage by half-time.
Crouch added two more after the break to score his first hat trick since August 2010, when he netted three times for Tottenham in a Champions League qualifier against Swiss side Young Boys.