Jamie Carragher attacked Haaland after Manchester City’s defeat in the Champions League highlighting his intention of purposefully avoiding the knockout game against Los Blancos that Pep Guardiola denied in an interview claiming it “not true and not nice.”
Carragher Questioned on the Sporting Spirit of Halaand in Madrid Game
Working for CBS that night with Micah Richards and Thierry Henry, Carragher commented that Haaland feared Rudiger and purposefully avoided the game. He questioned “So let me work this out. Haaland has gone to the manager this morning and said he's not fit?
Rudiger Irritating Haaland
“Do you think it's got something to do with Rudiger? Is that because Rudiger is playing? He's on the bench, so he can't be injured. I never went to see the manager on the morning of a game and said I'm not fit. So he's injured, is he?” the Liverpool Legend added.
Pep Guardiola Denies The Validity Of Jamie Carraghar’s Comment On Haaland For Missing The Game Against Real Madrid In The Champions League
Ahead of the Liverpool game Pep Guardiola faced questions regarding this and he could not help but shake his head in disbelief and reacted, “Oh, God. Did he say that? Jamie Carragher said that? Oh God. Don't laugh. I don't know why he makes that suspicious, you know that?”
After this, he replied, “Did he say that Haaland didn't want to play the game? It's not nice — and it's not true. He was crazy to play the game but had a problem with his knee and could not play.”
Carragher Explained All These a Joke to Defend Himself After Pep Guardiola's Reply
Carragher now felt embarrassed and defended himself in X claiming all this comment was a joke and he said it in a light mood and did not criticize the Norwegian's sporting spirit. He posted “It was a joke to wind up Micah Richards as that's the nature of our show on CBS.” The controversial joking of Carragher has always been an issue and now it came against an English club otherwise he is interested in criticizing different players and teams in Europe.
Pep Guardiola Denies The Validity Of Jamie Carraghar’s Comment On Haaland For Missing The Game Against Real Madrid In The Champions League
23 Feb 2025, 06:24 PM
Jamie Carragher attacked Haaland after Manchester City’s defeat in the Champions League highlighting his intention of purposefully avoiding the knockout game against Los Blancos that Pep Guardiola denied in an interview claiming it “not true and not nice.”
Carragher Questioned on the Sporting Spirit of Halaand in Madrid Game
Working for CBS that night with Micah Richards and Thierry Henry, Carragher commented that Haaland feared Rudiger and purposefully avoided the game. He questioned “So let me work this out. Haaland has gone to the manager this morning and said he's not fit?
“Do you think it's got something to do with Rudiger? Is that because Rudiger is playing? He's on the bench, so he can't be injured. I never went to see the manager on the morning of a game and said I'm not fit. So he's injured, is he?” the Liverpool Legend added.
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Pep Guardiola Denies The Validity Of Jamie Carraghar’s Comment On Haaland For Missing The Game Against Real Madrid In The Champions League
Ahead of the Liverpool game Pep Guardiola faced questions regarding this and he could not help but shake his head in disbelief and reacted, “Oh, God. Did he say that? Jamie Carragher said that? Oh God. Don't laugh. I don't know why he makes that suspicious, you know that?”
After this, he replied, “Did he say that Haaland didn't want to play the game? It's not nice — and it's not true. He was crazy to play the game but had a problem with his knee and could not play.”
Carragher Explained All These a Joke to Defend Himself After Pep Guardiola's Reply
Carragher now felt embarrassed and defended himself in X claiming all this comment was a joke and he said it in a light mood and did not criticize the Norwegian's sporting spirit. He posted “It was a joke to wind up Micah Richards as that's the nature of our show on CBS.” The controversial joking of Carragher has always been an issue and now it came against an English club otherwise he is interested in criticizing different players and teams in Europe.
H/T- Express