As Christmas approaches, it’s time to look back at the moment Jamie Carragher gave Liverpool fans the perfect present – claiming he convinced Steven Gerrard to stay at Anfield.Think back to 2004 and Rafa Benitez’s first season at Anfield.
Jose Mourinho sees the Manchester United number eight as a dream midfielder who could usher in a new era at Stamford Bridge alongside Frank Lampard and Claude Makelele, so Gerrard has been linked with a big-money move to Chelsea. The ambitions of Carragher and Gerrard, then local mainstays of Benitez’s team, were questionable. That’s because they remained in a Liverpool side struggling to reach the top of the new millennium with trophies from Chelsea and Manchester United. .
Interestingly, despite the duo achieving a remarkable League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup treble in 2001, Carragher was asked in an interview with Sky Sports whether he would “consider leaving Anfield for a bigger club”. “win”. “I received many awards. I’ve been through a lot at the club since I was nine and everyone who’s been here has been the best. I’m a local boy, why would I want to move? My family is settled and I play for a great club in the Champions League. As I said earlier, I won a medal. “Right now we’re probably a little bit behind the top three teams, so that’s part of the mission for me and the other players. I’m confident we can close that gap over the next few years.”Asked if he felt the same about captain Gerard Benítez’s new project at Liverpool, Carragher said: “Of course I do. We’ll see what happens at the end of the season. “Everyone is convinced he will leave but I’m not . “, he replied. “I’m not sure,” he said. ” . Carragher’s prediction was proved correct just months later, with Liverpool winning the Champions League in stunning late-season fashion and beating Mourinho’s Chelsea ahead of the final in Istanbul. In the final, Carragher and Gerrard faced AC Milan, whose team included stars such as Paolo Maldini, Cafu, Hernan Crespo, Andriy Shevchenko and Kaka.
If you do well at this club, I’m sure you’ll be back soon.” You can’t just give up. I got 4 or 5 medals from the club. But it is a nice medal.
How many shows have won European medals? Maybe only Manchester United players can get the Champions League. There is the UEFA Cup and the Super Cup.“It has slowed down a bit in recent years, but I never give up. Having said that, there is a new manager to get Liverpool back to where they want to be and I want to be a part of that.”I’ve been an Everton fan since I was little but I’ve been here since I was nine.
