Pundit Jamie Carragher switched sides when requested about his favourite Scottish membership between Celtic and Rangers.
Liverpool legend Carragher made 737 appearances for the Reds over 17 years and has since grow to be a daily on Sky Sports activities alongside former Manchester United right-back Gary Neville.
As a participant, Carragher received quite a lot of home cup competitions, however by no means received a Premier League title. In Europe, the defender starred within the historic ultimate in opposition to AC Milan in Istanbul, profitable the UEFA Cup in 2001 and the Champions League in 2005.
Jamie Carragher’s profession honors | Years earned |
|---|---|
champions league | 2005 |
UEFA Cup | 2001 |
UEFA Tremendous Cup | 2001, 2005 |
FA Cup | 2001, 2006 |
league cup | 2001, 2003, 2012 |
neighborhood defend | 2001, 2006 |
Curiously, the previous Reds defender has by no means performed in opposition to Rangers in his profession, however he did seem thrice in opposition to Celtic.
Within the 1997/98 season, Carragher was an unused substitute within the UEFA Cup first spherical first leg of a 2-2 draw at Celtic Park. Within the return match in opposition to Anfield, Carragher began because the Reds certified with a 0–0 draw on away objectives.
When the groups met once more within the 2002-03 UEFA Cup quarter-finals, the Hoops famously received 3-1 on mixture, with Carragher enjoying in each match.
Martin O’Neill’s crew made a historic run in Europe and reached the ultimate on the Estadio Olimpico, however misplaced 3-2 in further time to Jose Mourinho’s FC Porto.
Carragher chooses Celtic or Rangers
I am usually requested which participant or supervisor I want who just isn’t at Celtic or Rangers, and Carragher isn’t any exception.
Whereas overlaying the 2024 Champions League on American community CBS Sports activities, Carragher was requested by pundit Micah Richards whether or not he would select Celtic or Rangers. The previous England defender mentioned merely:
Nonetheless, in 2020, Carragher was requested the identical query throughout an Instagram Q&A, and on the time he answered: “Rangers now due to Steven Gerrard, however as quickly as Steven leaves it will likely be Celtic.”
Carragher’s long-time teammate at Anfield, Steven Gerrard, will step down as Rangers supervisor in 2021, leading to Carragher returning to the inexperienced and white.
Gerrard loved a profitable spell as supervisor, profitable the Scottish Premiership with Ibrox, however left for Aston Villa.
His tenure at Villa Park was not as optimistic as anticipated, and Gerrard will now transfer to Saudi Arabia with Al Etifaq till 2025.
