Kuyt's display made him an immediate Kop favourite. The Anfield crowd applauded his performance and Kuyt was quick to return the compliment.
"It was a fantastic welcome. It was wonderful to play at Anfield, they are a wonderful crowd but the most important thing was that we won. It was a pity I didn't score, but I'm sure it will come. And I think I can do more than just score and I try and work hard for the team and try some assists," said Rafael Benitez's £9m signing.
"I haven't set myself any targets in terms of scoring goals. For me, that's not the most necessary thing, the most important for us is to win trophies."