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      Micah Richards reveals toilet mishap he suffered while live on Sky Sports as Jamie Carragher admits ‘it didn’t go well…’

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      MICAH RICHARDS hilariously revealed that he got stuck in the toilet during his last appearance on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football.The two pundits were working alongside Thierry Henry and host Kate Abdo for the coverage of the Champions League on Tuesday night.Micah Richards exposed a big secret after last night’s Champions League matchesCredit: CBS SportsKate Abdo saw the funny side of Richard’s mishapCredit: CBS SportsIt came just 24 hours after Carragher and Henry both featured on Sky’s MNF coverage of Arsenal’s 6-0 thumping of Sheffield United.Carragher and Richards shared banter as they discussed how the show had a different feel to Sky’s Sunday coverage, where the former Manchester City defender often appears. Presenter Abdo jokingly stirred up trouble when she asked: “Some of us have been working together. Have you been invited to MNF yet, Micah?”The former Liverpool man chimed in that Monday’s show was “award-winning”, but Richards said that he worked Sundays, which has a “bigger audience”. READ MORE IN FOOTBALLCarragher added: “It’s a different type of show, Kate.”He was pressed to explain the comment, and after the panel roared with laughter, the 46-year-old said: “It’s a more tactical look at the game, shall we say? A bit more technical.”Abdo,42, replied: “I say get him on”, to which Carragher said: “He’s been on. It didn’t go well.”Richards responded: “When I got stuck in the toilet?” which triggered more hysterics from Carragher and the rest of the team.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSCBS has shot to popularity thanks to the infectiously charismatic panel and Abdo as host.Fans recently joked that Henry was left devastated with the presenter’s wedding announcement. Micah Richards jokes ‘is he under the thumb?’ as CBS pundits discuss Kate Abdo’s fiancé’s stag doMeanwhile, Kylian Mbappe’s two goals made sure Paris Saint Germain secured their place in the quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory over Real Sociedad.Harry Kane’s brace saw Bayern Munich win 3-0 and advance to the next round after losing 1-0 in the first leg to Lazio.Arsenal striker Henry gives analysis on CBS Sports’ Champions League coverageCredit: PAAbdo has established herself as one of the best sports broadcastersCredit: Getty More

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      Sky Sports forced to apologise for Ipswich star during live TV interview after dramatic win over Bristol City

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      SKY SPORTS had to apologise to viewers after Ipswich Town hero Ali Al-Hamadi dropped some X-rated language live on air.The Tractor Boys remain three points behind leaders Leicester City and on course for promotion to the Premier League after last night’s thrilling victory over Bristol City.Ipswich Town’s Ali Al-Hamadi helped them come from behind to beat Bristol CityCredit: PASky Sports then had to apologise after he swore live on air afterwardsCredit: Sky SportsThe Robins took the lead at Portman Road before 22-year-old forward Al-Hamadi scored inside a minute of coming on as a second-half substitute.But the visitors regained the lead only for Conor Chaplin to make it 2-2.Then Iraq international Al-Hamadi had the opportunity to win it for Ipswich from the penalty spot – only to see his strike saved by goalkeeper Max O’Leary.Fortunately for Al-Hamadi his team-mate Leif Davis popped up in the 89th minute to secure the points and keep them second in the Championship with just ten games to go.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLThe pair were interviewed on the pitch by Sky Sports after the rollercoaster encounter, but the ex-Wimbledon ace Al-Hamadi’s choice of language left the broadcaster red-faced.He said: “I’m happy to come on and work my b******* off – sorry!”The player, who moved to Ipswich from the Dons in January, started laughing as the Sky interviewer told viewers: “Apologies for the language there!”Al-Hamadi struggled at Swansea City and Wycombe Wanderers before finally finding his form in League Two with Wimbledon.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAnd his 27 goals and eight assists in just 48 matches soon caught the eye of Ipswich, who he could soon be lining up for in the Premier League.After the swearing, he added: “It’s an amazing story from the outside. I’m not shying away from the challenge, I love it.Ipswich legend Tommy Miller believes Ipswich have the tools to make the Premier League and see off the challenge of Southampton and Leeds“I’m here because I deserve to be here.“I’m ambitious as a player, we’re ambitious as a club and just to join a team at such a high level and high intensity – there was a point in the middle of the season when it was tough, but I’ve adjusted and you’ve got amazing players and the boss have made me feel welcome.“It’s just about trying to make an impact in any way possible.” More

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      Harry Kane brutally exposes Jamie Carragher and refuses to ‘lie on national TV’ in hilarious interview

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      HARRY KANE left Jamie Carragher red-faced after refusing “to lie on national TV” over their friendship.Honest ‘Arry went from skippering England to kippering the pundit in an amusing interview live on CBS Sports.Jamie Carragher realises the game is up over his Kane claimsBut the CBS pundit takes it well as he is questioned furtherFirst Kane sunk Lazio as his two goals helped Bayern Munich into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 second leg win.Then he also shot down Carragher – after the Liverpool legend was put on the spot over his relationship with the ex-Tottenham striker.CBS presenter Kate Abdo opened up by asking Kane: “Jamie said earlier this week that he called you and spoke to you. Is that true or false?”The grinning goal-getter replied: “Err, that is false.”READ MORE TOP STORIESCue howls of laughter from Carragher’s studio colleagues Thierry Henry and Micah Richards.A smiling Carra burst out: “H! Don’t do this to me!”I’m telling everyone in America that we are friends, that we’ve got a great relationship. I can’t believe you’ve just done that to me!”Kane tried to soften the blow by adding: “We are friends – but I’m not going to lie on national TV.”Most read in FootballKane didn’t do Carragher any favours as he decided honesty was the best policyBut poor Carragher had to squirm again when Abdo asked Bayern’s summer signing if the ex-England defender even had his phone number.”Err, we exchange messages on Twitter – we’re Twitter friends,” came the response.Inside Harry Kane’s life in MunichAnd when Carragher, 46, referred to an online exchange they had a year ago, Kane added: “I appreciate it.”The 30-year-old was in high spirits after reviving his German side’s spluttering season. Kane’s 38th-minute header broke Lazio’s resistance to level the last-16 tie on aggregate.And after Thomas Muller nodded Bayern 2-0 up, he struck from close range.It boosts their hopes of avoiding their first season since since 2011-12 without winning a trophy.But the Bundesliga champions are 10 points adrift of domestic leaders Bayer Leverkusen.And manager Thomas Tuchel has announced he will depart in the summer. More

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      Jamie Carragher reveals Premier League title prediction live on Sky Sports as he snubs ‘best team’ for ‘5-sub experts’

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      LIVERPOOL will win the Premier League this season, according to Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher.Jurgen Klopp’s side currently lead the table, but Manchester City and Arsenal are close behind.Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool will win the Premier League this seasonCredit: x formerly Twitter / @SkySportsPLCarragher believes Jurgen Klopp’s squad management and substitution decisions will help the Reds see out the seasonCredit: AFPTwo points separate the top three teams with 11 games still to play.However, Carragher believes Liverpool will go all the way by clinching the title.Speaking on Sky Sports, the former Reds defender said: “I think since the five substitute rule has come in, no one’s utilised it better than Jurgen Klopp.”We spoke about Arsenal earlier on and you think how they can win the league.Read More on Football”They’re the best defensively, Manchester City are probably the best team with the best individuals, but this is where Liverpool can win the league from the bench, because Klopp always uses five subs.”Carragher highlighted that Liverpool have used 119 substitutes since the start of the campaign, significantly more than Man City’s 74.The Reds have been forced to make the most of their squad depth in recent weeks due to a series of injuries.Goalkeeper Alisson has been absent with a muscle issue, with Diogo Jota, Curtis Jones, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah also missing several games over the last month.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSKlopp has instead turned to youngsters Jaydan Danns, Jarrell Quansah, James McConnell and Bobby Clark.All four featured in the Carabao Cup final as Liverpool clinched a 1-0 win over Chelsea in added time.Every Premier League club’s most famous and also most surprising fanSpeaking after the match, Klopp said: “Obviously age is not at all in our thought process in that moment. We knew who we [would] take, we knew that we have to build a squad.”It was clear that yesterday in training, it was so clear that these are the boys we will take. We needed fresh legs. We needed. It was clear.”The Liverpool boss continued: “In the end, you follow us obviously pretty closely and the development of Bobby Clark… that’s really crazy I have to say.”The development of James McConnell is absolutely insane, and Jayden Danns has only recently joined us in first-team training.”I loved him from the first second; really special. And he comes on today, OK he played in the last game, but he can score two goals in a Carabao Cup final. It’s absolutely insane.” More

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      ‘Never seen this before’ – Jamie Carragher spots Pep’s brand new tactic to beat Man Utd with Stones in shock position

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      JAMIE CARRAGHER lavished praise on John Stones after he performed a tactic “never seen before” as Manchester City beat United.Marcus Rashford’s 30-yard strike stunned the Etihad but the Red Devils barely threatened Pep Guardiola’s team after that.John Stones was instrumental in Man City’s win over Man UtdCredit: AlamyJamie Carragher highlighted the new way Pep Guardiola deployedCredit: Sky Sports”We’re watching something that I’ve never seen in English football before…” 😮@Carra23 evaluates John Stones’ performance so far at Manchester City 🔵 pic.twitter.com/ptghB4FxNq— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 4, 2024

      Despite their dominance, they still went in at the break leading – largely thanks to Erling Haaland’s “worst miss ever” – but then Phil Foden took centre stage.The 23-year-old England attacker curled a superb shot past Andre Onana to level on 56 minutes.United remained set up to try to stifle City and were hanging on at 1-1 until Foden struck again with ten minutes to go before Haaland rounded off the scoring in stoppage time to secure Manchester derby bragging rights and the 3-1 victory.While Foden stole the headlines, it was his team-mate that Sky Sports pundit Carragher wanted to talk about on Monday Night Football.READ MORE ON FOOTBALLEngland defender Stones, 29, often performs the hybrid role for City, but yesterday he was going from centre-half into the No.10 position and “running the game”.Carragher said: “We are watching something that I’ve never seen before in English football and I’ve been watching since the mid-80s.“The only defender back then that you would class as a defender good on the ball would be Alan Hansen of Liverpool.“I then remember watching [Franco] Beresi, who was pretty similar and would come out with the ball from the back, Rio Ferdinand, I think, was another one of those…Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS“The only one I can think that was doing what John Stones is doing now is Mathias Sammer around Euro ’96 for Germany.“But John Stones is going from centre-back to No.10. We’ve never seen this before.”Gary Neville says ‘my heart sank’ after seeing what Erik ten Hag did before Man Utd clash – but Carragher loved itCarragher showed Stones’ heat map from the game which revealed that the ex-Everton man had completed 39 passes in that forward position.The Liverpool legend said: “Interesting thing at the top there is the 39 passes completed, the most he’s ever had in a Premier League game.“Why has he had so many touches, even though he has been playing this role for 12 months, and it’s because of the set-up of Man Utd and their marking system in midfield.”Carragher then showed a number of clips and stills from the game showing how United were not only set-up, but also revealing how City took advantage of a gap in front of their defence left by the lack of a holding midfielder.He said: “Whenever Pep Guardiola comes up against Erik ten Hag he always splits his No.8s wider and, at times, we’ve seen Haaland come deep to get the ball, Rodri make runs into this space and this time it was John Stones running into this space.”Carragher criticised United for not being compact last week against Fulham, upsetting Ten Hag in the process.But that did not stop him from showing another example of them defending deep against City with the key area he had spoken about once again being available to exploit.“[Kobbie] Mainoo is with Kevin De Bruyne, Casemiro drops into centre-back basically because of the man marking system that they employ.READ MORE SUN STORIES“Looks at John Stones now, he’s enticing Jonny Evans out of position. He’s not just going in there as a body, he’s running the game John Stones.“Like I said, we haven’t seen this before in English football – it’s unique.” More

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      ‘I’d eat you for lunch,’ says Micah Richards to Roy Keane on live TV as Anthony Joshua picks who’d win in a fight

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      MICAH RICHARDS told Roy Keane that he would “eat him for lunch” after Anthony Joshua picked who would win a boxing fight between the pair.The much-loved football punditry duo were together this afternoon for Sky Sports’ coverage of the Manchester Derby.Micah Richards told Roy Keane that he’d ‘eat him for lunch’Credit: Sky SportsAnthony Joshua appeared on Sky Sports to reveal who he thought would winCredit: Sky SportsFollowing Man City’s 3-1 victory over United at the Etihad, the conversation soon switched to boxing.Two-time heavyweight world champion Joshua is preparing to face Francis Ngannou in Saudi Arabia on Friday.But the 34-year-old British star, who came face-to-face with WBC title holder Tyson Fury’s dad John this week, took time out to make a special brief appearance on the show.And he was asked directly about who would come out on top in a boxing bout between ex-United captain Keane, 52, and former City defender Richards, 35.READ MORE ON FOOTBALL“That’s a great question,” replied Joshua. Well let’s look at the tale of the tape.“You’ve got Micah Richards, a big guy who looks like a natural heavyweight, solid.“But, then you’re talking about Roy Keane, the one and only.“The man when you are talking about that smoke and life, I think he has had a bit of amateur experience…”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSJoshua then concluded: “If I was to toss a coin, I would probably say that it would probably land on Micah but you know when a coin just bounces and flips a few times, it’ll land back on Roy Keane.“I think Roy Keane is gonna do the job.”Seething Roy Keane reveals how he’d have dealt with Phil Foden as he slams Man Utd star for ‘taking a breather’The footage then panned back to the studio, where Keane and Richards were sat alongside each other chuckling.The pair shook hands before Irishman Keane said: “I wish I could believe what he was saying. I think Micah would take me very, very easily.”Richards then asked his pal what he weighed as he revealed that he tipped the scales at 16.5st.Keane said he weighed 12.5st, to which Richards said: “I’d eat you for lunch!”The ex-midfielder then acknowledged that the former full-back ”would be favourite” before the pair amicably agreed that they would both happily take a draw.ANTHONY JOSHUA VS FRANCIS NGANNOU: ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED AHEAD OF HUGE CROSSOVER BOUT More

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      ‘Are you winding me up here?’ says Gary Neville as he spots Micah Richards’ reaction to his Man Utd analysis

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      GARY NEVILLE asked Micah Richards “are you winding me up” as he was quizzed by his fellow pundit after Manchester United’s derby loss to City.Marcus Rashford opened the scoring after ten minutes of the grudge match at the Etihad. Gary Neville spotted Micah Richards ‘winding’ him upCredit: Sky SportsBut Phil Foden’s double and a late Erling Haaland strike turned the game around for the Premier League champions.Neville was quick to insist that United’s top-four hopes were still intact, despite falling 11 points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa. He even claimed the performance was “the best defensively from a discipline point of view in Erik ten Hag’s whole period at United”.However, he added: “In a perfect world they would be 20 to 30 yards further forward up the pitch, playing as compact as that. They were really at the edge of their box.READ MORE IN FOOTBALL”Rashford and Garnacho got so deep, they couldn’t then get up the pitch.”But there is something there today that meant they’ve addressed the carnage, gaps and chaos in midfield over the last few month.”That’s when former City star Richards spotted his opportunity to play host.First he quizzed Nev about his “confidence”, then about the impact of Luke Shaw’s injury absence.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSAnd, as actual Sky Sports presenter Kelly Cates tried to get a word in, Neville joked: “Is he winding me up here?”Unperturbed, Neville went on: “Some games after United, I’ve thought, ‘What the hell is that?’ Fifa President Infantino hails Scottish football thriller”At least today I saw that there was a plan and there was real attention to detail on how they were going to defend. “So today I think is something you can buy into more in terms of how they looked because sometimes in the last few weeks you think, ‘What they doing? Where are they all?'” But former United captain Roy Keane was no so impressed. Keane interjected: “But that’s where the standards have dropped. You’re almost praising them, they’ve lost. “The reason you’re at Manchester United is to perform in the big games and to compete against Man City and Liverpool. “But no, we’re sitting here going, ‘I thought they done alright, better shape.’ “They got beaten 3-1 and the last half an hour they were just hanging in there, they couldn’t get in a kick.” More

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      Gary Neville says ‘my heart sank’ after seeing what Erik ten Hag did before Man Utd clash – but Carragher loved it

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      MANCHESTER UNITED legend Gary Neville admitted he was heartbroken by Erik ten Hag’s angry reaction towards Jamie Carragher’s scathing analysis.Carragher pulled no punches while criticising United’s performance on Monday Night Football following their dismal 2-1 loss to Fulham at Old Trafford.Man Utd legend Gary Neville disagreed with Erik ten Hag’s response to Jamie CarragherCredit: Youtube – The OverlapCarracher ‘loved’ Ten Hag’s response as that could actually help Man UtdCredit: GettyThe Liverpool legend chastised the Red Devils’ midfield as there was a huge gap between the middle and the back which has allowed many other Premier League teams to run riot during counter-attacks this season.Ten Hag addressed that analysis before Wednesday’s FA Cup victory over Nottingham Forest and hit back by claiming the pundit has been against his team from the start and is not always objective.The Dutch tactician’s response, though, didn’t sit well with Neville whose “heart sank” after hearing his statement.The ex-England international linked up with Carragher on The Overlap to discuss the recent incident and argued the ex-Ajax boss should have taken the high road.Read More on Man UtdNeville said: “I must admit that when I saw it appear, my heart sank a little, from a Manchester United perspective, that he was getting involved in that. “The reality is that he might be secretly or privately annoyed and think there are some points you [Carragher] made that are wrong.”But [he has to think], ‘We have conceded a lot of chances, I’m not going to win this one, we’ve just lost a game, got a big game against Nottingham Forest, let’s not look like I’m even interested in that’. That was my thinking.”Carragher also addressed Ten Hag’s response on his column at The Telegraph where he even stated he “loved” what he heard from the Dutchman.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSBut the legendary defender wasn’t at all sarcastic as he hinted that a fightback could indeed lead to a turnaround in results as well as performances.Carragher wrote: “My analysis on Sky’s Monday Night Football last week was intended to demonstrate why United are so inconsistent. ‘Oh my God!’ Jamie Carragher leaves Gary Neville and Jill Scott speechless with cooking confession”Manager Erik ten Hag had a go back for what he perceived as unfair criticism. “He felt I had been critical from day one. Actually it was from game two when his United team lost at Brentford – but it was directed at the players, not the manager.”But fair play to him for saying what he did. I have nothing but respect and admiration for managers who defend themselves and their teams. “If creating a siege mentality at United leads to positive results and improved performances, it is the perfect response.” More