Mario Balotelli came off the bench to rescue Liverpool in their Capital One Cup win over Swansea City.
The fourth-round tie at Anfield turned the hosts' way after Balotelli was introduced as a substitute in the 79th minute.
At that point Liverpool were 1-0 down thanks to Marvin Emnes' fine 65th-minute strike, but Balotelli then equalised with a close-range finish within seven minutes of coming on, the maverick Reds striker providing a reply to his critics as he ended an eight-match scoring drought.
Swansea defender Fernandez was then sent off in stoppage time as referee Keith Stroud deemed his challenge on Philippe Coutinho worthy of a red card, and centre-back Dejan Lovren subsequently secured a place in the quarter-finals for the home side in dramatic fashion with a 95th-minute header.
Asked if Balotelli would now be making headlines for good reasons, Pascoe said: "Of course. That is Mario.
"He is working hard in training and he got his just rewards coming on and getting the goal."
