Like every good defender, Jamie Carragher has passed the blame on to his goalkeeper after coming up with a howler during a charity game at the weekend.
Carragher was lining out for a Class of 92 & Friends side on Sunday for a charity match against Salford City at the Peninsula Stadium.
The Liverpool legend was a part of a back four which also featured both Neville brothers, Gary and Phil, while Newcastle legend Shay Given found himself between the sticks.
Here are this afternoon’s teams at The Peninsula Stadium! pic.twitter.com/VF1MsciTn4
— Salford City FC (@SalfordCityFC) November 12, 2017
The game turned out to be an absolute cracker, as the teams played out a 4-4 draw, but Carragher has been trolled for his role in Salford’s first goal of the game.
With the Class of 92 & Friends enjoying a 2-0 lead, a ball was sent over the top of the defence and Carragher looked to be dealing with the trouble handily as he held off an opposition attacker and looked to roll it back to Given so that he could clear the danger.
But it didn’t quite go according to plan as the ball didn’t come close to arriving at Given’s feet and, in comical fashion, the ‘keeper and Carragher collided, which allowed the ball to dribble over the line and begin Salford’s fightback.
Afternoon @Carra23, could we get some analysis from you, @GNev2 and @DavidJonesSky on this flawless spot of defending from you yesterday? pic.twitter.com/8MTjQwFGzz
— Ball Street (@BallStreet) November 13, 2017
Having spent most Monday nights in recent years tearing defenders’ shortcomings to shreds, Carragher was predictably inundated with abuse from fans.
@GNev2 hope you give your Mate @Carra23 some grief for that terrible defending 😂😂 https://t.co/Jq4cdMea2C
— Christian Gordon (@Chri5kip) November 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/Joshwah96/status/929797299106172928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mirror.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fnews%2Fjamie-carraghers-dreadful-defending-steals-11512976
Good to see @Carra23 still has it 😂😂
— Steve Jones 🍼🔴⚽❤️ (@steviesj13) November 13, 2017
And it didn’t take long for Carragher to defend himself, as he left the blame at Given’s door in typically hilarious fashion.
Read it brilliantly as usual, then expected my keeper to come & collect it but he’s nowhere to be seen hence the hesitation. Then he appears as I’m about to tackle the striker! I can only apologise on his behalf. https://t.co/bs3b7RwqL2
— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) November 13, 2017
Here’s what the former Republic of Ireland shot-stopper made of the error.
For me, defender @Carra23 has to clear his lines, would love to hear @GNev2 thoughts on #mnf 😜 https://t.co/oUavWrVgC4
— Shay Given (@No1shaygiven) November 13, 2017
I couldn’t hear the call due to the amount of abuse you were getting behind the goal from the Man U faithful 😳😂 https://t.co/GEpa7m27Fv
— Shay Given (@No1shaygiven) November 13, 2017
