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On Thursday night, the NFL held their annual draft, with teams selecting the finest prospects from college football to play for their respective franchises. The draft concept is a staple of American sports but is not something that has made it’s way across to European football, given the the nature of the leagues and the sport. It is an interesting …

Sky Sports have announced that Monday Night Football will return to our screens on March 23rd as Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville analyse two retro Premier League games. With the current season suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, MNF will instead examine Manchester United’s 6-1 win over Arsenal from 2001 and Leeds United’s 4-3 win over Liverpool in 2000. The …

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville chose Bob Paisley’s Liverpool from the 1970s as their greatest English club side on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football. The former England duo ranked some of the finest club teams the English game has ever seen, as Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side arguably showed their credentials as contenders with another Premier League win over West Ham. …

Roy Keane and Jamie Carragher have selected a combined XI of the Manchester United team of 1999 and the current Liverpool side. Keane was the captain of the famous United side from 20 years ago. Alex Ferguson’s team won the treble and are still regarded as one of the finest sides to grace English football. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are the …

Liverpool continued their stunning run of form on Sunday when they defeated Manchester United by 2-0 at Anfield to move 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League. Virgil Van Dijk opened the scoring for Jurgen Klopp’s side before Mo Salah grabbed a second goal with the last kick of the game to secure all three points for …

Jamie Carragher has defended Everton manager Duncan Ferguson’s decision to take off striker Moise Kean 19 minutes after coming on as a substitute, but admitted the 19-year-old was “unfortunate” to have been hooked. Kean came on in the 70th minute for midfielder Bernard during Everton’s 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, but was replaced by Oumar …

Rafa Benitez was the special guest on last night’s episode of Monday Night Football alongside Jamie Carragher and the pair did not disappoint when discussing their time together at Liverpool. The most famous moment from their spell together at Anfield was Liverpool’s miraculous recovery in the 2005 Champions League final when they trailed a star-studded AC Milan side 3-0 at …

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have chosen their respective Premier League teams of the decade.  With 2019 coming to a close, expect to see many teams of the decade across numerous sports and leagues which always provide plenty of lively debate. Last night’s edition of Monday Night Football, which saw Conor Hourihane play a crucial role in helping Aston Villa …

Rio Ferdinand has called on Liverpool to apologise for their players wearing t-shirts in support of Luis Suarez after the Uruguayan was accused of racially abusing Patrick Evra in 2011. Ferdinand made the comments after Jamie Carragher apologised to Evra on Monday Night Football for wearing a t-shirt in support of Suarez back when the pair were teammates at Anfield. …

Jamie Carragher has apologised to Patrice Evra for wearing T-shirts in support of Luis Suarez after the Uruguayan was found to have racially abused the French defender in 2011.  Evra, a former Manchester United captain, had a somewhat colourful history with the former Liverpool attacking sensation as the pair repeatedly clashed when the rival clubs met one another. However, it …

Gary Neville reckons that Declan Rice would cost Manchester United between £80m and £90m, and Jamie Carragher has said that the player would improve the Red Devils’ midfield. The pair made the comments on Monday Night Football’s coverage of the goalless draw between Aston Villa and West Ham United. Rice impressed in the Premier League tie, helping the Hammers earn …

Originally published on August 11. “It’s no-where near as bad as people paint it.” Jamie Carragher has backed Manchester United to prove doubters wrong this season. The Red Devils go into the new Premier League campaign with several questions surrounding the side. Is Ole Gunnar Solskjaer really the man to bring the glory days back to Old Trafford? Is the …

In a career full of transfers, Robbie Keane had two moves to elite clubs. Both only lasted a couple of months. Keane had just turned 20 when Inter Milan paid Coventry City £13m for him. Marcello Lippi, the Inter manager, said that summer that the Irishman was one of the best young players in Europe. But Lippi was sacked after …

Originally published on July 25, 2019. Roy Keane made a splash during his punditry appearances on Sky Sports last season, and Jamie Carragher wants him to return to the broadcasters for the upcoming campaign. Keane has been working sporadically as a pundit since 2011, predominately with ITV. However, he arguably made his biggest impact in the studio last season when …

***Originally published on July 24. Jamie Carragher has said that he would love to see Philippe Coutinho return to Liverpool this summer. Coutinho was a fan favourite at Anfield during his five years at the club, scoring 54 goals in 201 games before his move to Barcelona in January 2018. The Catalan club paid £142m for the midfielder. Liverpool used …

“If Fergie is worried, this guy must be the real deal.” Jamie Carragher has been speaking about the moment he knew Jurgen Klopp was the man who would bring success back to Liverpool. According to the former Liverpool defender, Alex Ferguson fully convinced him of Klopp’s credentials as a world-class manager. In 2017, Carragher took part in Michael Carrick’s testimonial …

Manchester City’s 6-1 demolition of Southampton at the weekend coupled with Liverpool’s 1-1 draw away to Arsenal at the Emirates means that there is now ground to make up on the reigning champions who sit atop the Premier League table with 29 points from a possible 33.  Liverpool and City were neck and neck up until the weekend’s fixtures and …