Henry and Richards in stitches as Carragher leaves seat in CBS studio with Liverpool’s quadruple on brink of implosion
JAMIE CARRAGHER had Thierry Henry and Micah Richards in stitches as he stormed out of his seat when Liverpool were pegged back by Villarreal.
The trio were covering the Reds’ Champions League semi-final second leg tonight for overseas telly.
Liverpool went into the clash leading 2-0 from last week’s first leg at Anfield… but they were given a fright by Unai Emery’s side this time around.
Boulaye Dia got Villarreal off to the perfect start within three minutes when he swept home Etienne Capoue’s cut-back.
Capoue was then provider again on the stroke of half-time, when his stunning cross was headed in by Francis Coquelin to level the tie.
Upon Villarreal’s equaliser, Carragher stormed out of his seat and began pacing in frustration, a look of disgust across his face.
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And to make matters worse, his reaction prompted howls of laughter from Henry and Richards.
Presenter Kate Abdo did warn Richards that the mocking could be turned back on him tomorrow night, with his beloved Manchester City in action against Real Madrid.
And already by the end of this evening, Carragher had the last laugh.
Following the substitution of Luis Diaz for Diogo Jota, Liverpool produced a much better performance after the break.
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Fabinho’s goal put them back ahead in the tie, before efforts by Diaz and Sadio Mane completed the turnaround on the night.
Carragher’s regular Sky Sports sparring partner Gary Neville had also mocked the Reds at half-time – posting a video of himself excitedly sipping from a wine glass.
At the end of the epic match, Carra quoted Neville’s tweet, writing: “The scene at ht in all households across Manchester & the blue side of Merseyside, the fume will be glorious
“Just the 10th #ChampionsLeague final for @LFC what a club! #VILLIV”
Neville didn’t immediately respond directly to Carragher’s tweet, although he did post an image of himself looking more subdued over his wine glass.