Instead Cisse came off the bench to score goals in his first appearance since fracturing his knee cap last April. “He should not have played today,” Pardew admitted. “Our medical staff did not agree that he should have been included. He has trained for only five days. But myself and [assistant] John [Carver] looked at each other on Thursday and our eyes told us the player looked fresh and bright. He’s not ready for 90 minutes but he knows how to carry the jersey.”