'We was tight... he is robbed me of him!' Steven Gerrard jokes Jamie Carragher has changed him with 'new brother' Gary Neville... as Aston Villa boss says outdated Liverpool team-mate 'does not textual content me, does not cellphone me!'
- Steven Gerrard joked that Gary Neville has stolen his greatest mate Jamie Carragher
- The Aston Villa boss was requested for his most well-known good friend and picked Carragher
- Gerrard mentioned that Carragher was so well-known he was even on Gogglebox now
- Nonetheless, Gerrard mentioned Carragher doesn't cellphone, textual content or see him anymore
As Liverpool and Manchester United legends, Steven Gerrard and Gary Neville have been by no means the perfect of associates on the pitch throughout their taking part in days.
However it appears that evidently rivalry has continued into their post-playing profession as they combat for the friendship of one in all Gerrard's former teammates, Jamie Carragher.
Carragher and Gerrard's friendship stretches again to their academy days at Liverpool and nobody has performed with Gerrard greater than the previous defender.
The pair have been on the pitch on the identical time 570 occasions of their profession with the primary recreation coming in a 2-0 win in opposition to Blackburn in 1998 and the final being a 0-0 draw at house to Everton in 2013.
The best second of their friendship and taking part in days got here in 2005 once they received the Champions League in outstanding circumstances, coming from 3-0 down in opposition to Milan to win on penalties.
Since their retirement, Gerrard has gone into administration first at Rangers and now Aston Villa whereas Carragher has gone down the punditry route, changing into a well-known face for any massive recreation.
The previous defender shaped an unlikely friendship with a person he used to name his bitter rival, Neville, and the 2 are a well-liked duo on Sky Sports activities.
Carragher performed 19 video games in opposition to the Manchester United proper again and the document was pretty even with Carragher successful eight, Neville profitable in 9 and two attracts.
The 2 have been additionally concerned in loads of on-field bust-ups with the pair coming face-to-face in a derby in 2010.
However since these days, they have gone on to grow to be the face of Sky Sports activities' soccer protection, a lot in order that it seems Carragher's former teammate is changing into jealous.
When requested by Sky Sports activities who his most well-known good friend was, Gerrard picked out Carragher.
'Jamie Carragher - he is flying. He is smashing the punditry, was a prime participant, he is on Gogglebox now,' Gerrard mentioned.
'Every thing that is going, he is doing so he is most likely my most well-known good friend now.'
Nonetheless it appears all of Carragher's media duties have made him lose contact together with his former teammate who jokingly described him as 'Gary Neville's new brother.'
'Individuals cannot get sufficient of him,' Gerrard mentioned.
'He does not even cellphone me anymore, does not textual content me, nothing. I do not even see him.
'Neville's robbed him off me. We was tight.
'Think about that, think about Gary Neville robbing your mate!'
