Jamie Carragher responds to Steven Gerrard saying Gary Neville "robbed his mate"

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Jamie Carragher has singled out Kevin De Bruyne as the player he would sign for Liverpool if he had the choice, who he described as "absolutely sensational".The Belgian international recorded his 80th Premier League assist on Saturday, matching Manchester United icon David Beckham.However, the Manchester City midfielder did so in 68 fewer games.De Bruyne had struggled to retain his outright former self having had to recover from an ankle injury in Euro 2020 while he also caught Covid.In recent weeks, however, the 30-year-old has been in stunning form, with Carragher saying he's the name at the top of the list of Premier League players he would bring to Anfield if he had the chance.Carragher said via Sky Sports: "Kevin De Bruyne. I think he’s one of the best players in the world - certainly, in the last two or three years, he's been the best midfield player in the world."People always say Liverpool lack creativity in midfield.

Gary Neville has revealed that whilst on England duty he approached Steven Gerrard about signing for Manchester United, but his proposal was met with a swift rebuttal from the Liverpool legend.

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Gary Neville quipped that Steven Gerrard "wasn't loyal" to Liverpool due to his failed move to Chelsea during a discussion with Jamie Carragher over tapping up team-mates on international duty, but failed to have the same success with his own attempts to convince him to sign for Manchester United.Gerrard spent the majority of his 18-year playing career at Anfield, but it's well known he came close to joining Chelsea back in 2005 when the Blues were at the peak of their powers under Jose Mourinho.The move fell apart at the 11th hour - and Gerrard remained at Liverpool until he eventually left the club in 2015 to finish his career in MLS with LA Galaxy.However, that wasn't the only time Gerrard was offered the opportunity to leave Anfield for a Premier League side. Neville has now admitted that he tried to convince the Liverpool captain to join him at Old Trafford - in a similar way to how he'd attempted to talk poach both Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

Manchester United will face a difficult task to prise John McGinn away from Aston Villa due to Steven Gerrard's influence, Paul Parker has warned.

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Jamie Carragher's revelation about Lionel Messi isn't the first time that a Liverpool hero has been called a "donkey" by the PSG forward. The Sky Sports pundit explained on Friday Night Football that he received an Instagram DM from "the man himself" last year."I had a little pop at Ronaldo earlier in the season, didn’t think it was a great signing for United, then I said the example of Messi, I didn’t think Messi's a great signing for PSG," Carragher explained."It was on Monday Night Football and I got a private message on Instagram."I will not be showing private messages but he basically called me a donkey."Carragher's story had football fans in hysterics, but it is one which current Reds midfielder James Milner has told before.After an incident with Messi in a Champions League game, Milner revealed to the Daily Mail in 2019: "He wasn't happy."He was giving me plenty in Spanish going down the tunnel at half-time as well.

Steven Gerrard got one over Everton supporters after his Aston Villa side won 1-0 at Goodison Park in their Premier League encounter on Saturday afternoon.The iconic ex-Liverpool skipper watched his side battled to all three points thanks to Emiliano Buendia's first-half header - and had a smug look on his face before the second half even begun.The former Rangers boss particularly riled home fans by staring at them while walking over to the tunnel at the break, which was hailed by followers of his former club.The cold interaction came after Gerrard insisted that he wouldn't mind getting a harsh reception from the Everton support, saying he was pleased to take pressure off his players.One fan wrote: "He’s got the aura man."With a second adding: "The smirk at the end."A third continued: "At first i thought it was nothing deep but looking at it again, this is too cold."Will Steven Gerrard replace Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionAnd a fourth agreeing: "Assuming we’ve got another banter era coming after Klopp, might as well be with this guy."Gerrard had said before the fixture when asked what type of reception he was expecting: "Pretty similar to what I got at Old Trafford, I don’t think it will be much different."Loads of abuse, loads of banter, which is fine. It takes the heat off my players and they can focus on playing."My shoulders are broad enough and my skin’s thick enough to accept that warm welcome.

Gary Neville gave a passionate rant on Friday Night Football on Sky Sports last night on the potential of Derby County being forced into liquidation.

Steven Gerrard has taken Rafa Benitez to task over the Spaniard’s decision to take up the job at Everton last summer.The Liverpool legend admits he was “shocked” by the news that his former boss agreed to become Toffees boss given his ties to their biggest rivals Liverpool.Benitez’s appointment at the Toffees’ was only the second-ever time a manager has coached both sides of Merseyside, the first being William Edward Barclay who died in 1917.Naturally, Benitez’s appointment was a controversial one, with Everton fans tearing their hair out that a Reds cult hero was in the dugout for them.And Gerrard, who heads to Goodison Park with Aston Villa in the lunchtime kickoff on Saturday, resonated with the outrage.The Villa boss said: “Jobs can go right or wrong for whatever reason, that’s none of my business.“But the biggest shock and surprise for me was Rafa taking the job in the first place.“It would never enter my head to manage a rival that I’ve competed against for over two decades. That doesn’t make sense.“Rivalries are there for a reason and from my point of view, everyone is entitled to make their own decisions.

Manchester United have been warned by Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard that star man John McGinn is not for sale.

Lionel Messi slid into Jamie Carragher's DMs to call him a "donkey", the Liverpool legend has revealed.He and punditry partner Gary Neville were discussing the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner ahead of the Friday Night Football match of Watford vs Norwich. The pair had previously argued over who was the superior player between him and Cristiano Ronaldo on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football earlier in the season.And Messi came up in conversation again as presenter Dave Jones asked them to pick their own EA Sports FIFA Team of the Year for 2021.Carragher declared: "No, no Messi [in my team].

Gary Neville made a risky joke live on air prior to Watford’s Premier League relegation scrap with Norwich City on Friday night.The iconic Sky Sports duo were at Vicarage Road to cover the game between the two relegation-battling sides when Manchester United legend Neville took a dig at his fellow pundit.Former Liverpool rival-turned long-time friend and colleague Jamie Carragher was attempting to climb up to the gantry when Neville quipped “he was no stranger” to doing so.The crude joke appeared to play on a stereotype of Liverpudlians being thieves and criminals, but Neville appeared unfazed as he snickered.As Carragher tried to climb up the ladder, Neville quipped: “He knows how to get up a ladder, that lad.”Neville and Carragher regularly take jibes at one another both on social media and on air, though some viewers were left feeling offended by the joke.One Twitter user wrote: “Not sure if this was a dig at Scousers or Jamie’s constant desperation to be in the limelight. That could be my natural Scouse defensiveness.”Do you think Gary Neville's joke was offensive? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Steven Gerrard took great pleasure in noising up a Celtic fan over his title win at Rangers.

Determined Steven Gerrard has put Aston Villa's players on alert and insists he's aiming to improve "every single department" at the club.