Fans claim Abdo's BF is 'going after wrong pundit' after he threatened Carragher

CBS Sports viewers claim Kate Abdo's boyfriend Malik Scott is 'going after the wrong pundit' and should direct his ire at Thierry Henry rather than Jamie Carragher.

Two weeks ago, the former Liverpool defender and Abdo were involved in an awkward exchange over her relationship with her boyfriend during the network's Champions League coverage.

Carragher made a bizarre remark about Abdo 'not being loyal' to Scott, Deontay Wilder's boxing trainer, prompting the CBS host to reply: 'What? How can you even say that?,' while Thierry Henry and Micah Richards smiled awkwardly.

During coverage the following night, Abdo responded to the comment - and the accompanying online furore - with a witty opening monologue in which she compared Carragher to a child with 'a chip on his shoulder, capable of saying anything for attention'.

On Tuesday, Scott issued his first public response, saying that the Liverpool legend's initial comment had 'really got to him'.

'It was a very minute thing, but her being irritated by it a little bit is what really got to me,' Scott told Lord Ping.

'Him just saying it and being that guy who always makes those picking at you jokes wasn't really a big deal to me at all. It's only a big deal if Kate is upset.

'If Kate gets upset then it's a really big deal to me and I'll give him a call and if he doesn't pick up my call, then I'll show up in a physical manner so we can talk like men, so that's not something you should continue to do.

'But I think Jamie apologised, not just to Kate but to the team, and one thing you can't do is knock a man who admits he was wrong. In that regard I have high respect for him.'

But fans on social media joked Scott should be concerned by Henry, who is often the subject of light-hearted