Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes that the injury-time penalty winner will do striker Christian Benteke a lot of good.

The Belgian won and scored the controversial penalty in the last minute of injury time in the 2-1 come-from-behind win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

However, Carragher, at the same time, fears for Benteke's future at the club as he has struggled in his debut campaign with the Reds since arriving for big money from Aston Villa in the summer.

"I am pleased for him to get the winning goal," the Sky Sports pundit said.

"A big-money signing and it has not quite worked out for him, but he is someone I look at and think he has had, not so much a raw deal, but you sort of fear for him at times.

"He has played [Divock] Origi at times and brought him on as a sub, it is like he has become the fourth-choice striker having come in as the number one with [Daniel] Sturridge maybe out injured.

"He has never gone to the press and complained every time he comes on and he just said in his interview then that you have to be ready when the manager asks for you."

"Now you could expect a different reaction from a big-money signing this summer if he does not play as much as he likes," Carragher said. "And I think he has conducted himself really well off the pitch - obviously he has to do a bit more on the pitch, but I think that will do him the world of good."