Carragher mocks Man United legend Schmeichel to be assistant coach for Henry

Jamie Carragher was unable to resist aiming a lighthearted barb at old foe Peter Schmeichel whilst the pair were on punditry duties for Tuesday evening's Champions League fixtures.

The pair have featured on the European competition's coverage on US broadcaster CBS for some time together, with the two former professionals frequently recalling the Manchester United-Liverpool rivalry in their banter.

But this time, Carragher had to put in a little work to make the treble-winning goalkeeper the butt of the joke.

As punditry paused, the pair both took the opportunity to congratulate their colleague Thierry Henry on his new role coaching France's Under-21 side.

Schmiechel praised the Arsenal legend, saying: 'I'm so happy for you and your new job. It's going to be exciting to follow. You can coach at the Olympics.'

As Henry was thanking his former Premier League rival - and being called out by co-host Micah Richards for 'blushing' at the compliments - Schmeichel then suggested that he might join him as his assistant manager.

Ready to let rip, Carragher swooped in with a jibe, laughingly adding: '(Schmeichel would) be the only assistant in history to have a longer team talk than the manager!'

But rather than rise to the bait, Schmeichel admitted: 'Yeah, probably, yeah', in agreement with the former Liverpool man.

The latest round of gentle teasing between the two men comes on the heels of an incident in March which saw Carragher, who featured for the Reds for 17 years - revel in the infamous 7-0 scoreline when Man United met Liverpool at Anfield.

The ex-defender gleefully tried to bring up the number seven as much as possible in conversation ahead of Chelsea's Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund to the former goalkeeper, even