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Jamie Carragher makes Roy Keane fight admission after Gary Neville question
@Source: Aaron Morris
Jamie Carragher has admitted that he would rather scrap Roy Keane than be managed by Gary Neville.
The Liverpool legend was appearing on StillRyan's Still Talking Show on YouTube when he was asked a series of quickfire 'this or that' questions - from who he rated higher between Sir Alex Ferguson and Pep Guardiola, to choosing between Champions League victory and a career in punditry.
Carragher was unphased by the questions coming his way when Ryan asked him: "Would you rather fight Roy Keane or have Gary Neville as your manager?" With a wry smile, Carragher brought about a chuckle in the studio as he admitted: "I'd rather fight Roy Keane."
Despite never physically coming to blows with the Irishman, Carragher had his fair share of on-field battles with Keane during his Premier League career. A defensive stalwart for Liverpool, Carragher came up against Keane's Manchester United in a number of fierce meetings over the years - his opposing midfielder known for his no-nonsense personality and crunching tackles.
And their rivalry has also since carried over into the world of punditry, with both men currently working for Sky Sports after calling time on their respective playing careers. One of the most notorious feuds between the two was seen live on a 2021 instalment of Super Sunday following a 1-1 stalemate between Chelsea and United.
It was Cristiano Ronaldo's second stint with the Red Devils, and Keane was unimpressed at interim boss Michael Carrick's decision to bench him ahead of the fixture and deploy him as a late substitute in the November clash - arguing how the Portuguese great needed to be in the starting 11.
However, Carragher insisted that Keane's observation was "not right" - leading to a four-minute war of words as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink sat awkwardly in the middle of the two, struggling to get a word in edgeways. The argument only came to a close after David Jones tapped Keane on the leg and said: "Time to go."
However, it appears as though Carragher would take a physical fight with Keane over having to heed to the commands of fellow pundit Neville, whom he has also had his fair share of on-air clashes with over the years. And Neville has previously explained that their similar personalities are to blame for countless back and forths.
Speaking during an instalment of The Overlap with Sky Sports in late 2024, Neville was asked who he would least like to share a room with out of his co-presenters. He replied: "I think I would be stitched up because you can't separate Roy and Ian [Wright] - so they would definitely room together.
"Which would mean I'd be put with Jamie Carragher, who is definitely the last person I'd want. What is it about Carra that means I wouldn't want to room with him? I just don't want to listen to a minute more of him than I need to. He is constantly 'on' and I'm sure he'd say the same about me, but I think sometimes intensity meeting intensity doesn't work. Basically, I need a little bit more Yin and Yang, rather than what we are which is more Yin and Yin."
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