Jamie Carragher gets revenge on gloating Micah Richards after Liverpool comeback
Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher had the last laugh over former Manchester City defender Micah Richards - as the Reds came from behind to beat Luton Town 4-1.
Jurgen Klopp's side moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League, thanks to goals from Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Harvey Elliott. The Reds installed a cushion ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal, who sit five points behind, with Liverpool out of league action, this weekend, due to their Carabao Cup commitments.
City kept the pressure on Liverpool this week after edging past Brentford, thanks to Erling Haaland's goal. They have the opportunity to reduce the points deficit to just one point, should they overcome AFC Bournemouth this weekend.
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Carragher was in the studio as part of CBS Sports' Champions League coverage and the 46-year-old lived through a range of emotions. Despite Arsenal and Barcelona playing the first legs of their respective Round of 16 clashes, the former defender's eyes were fixated on Merseyside for their crucial title encounter.
Richards, who made 245 appearances for Man City, was alongside Carragher as well as presenter Kate Abdo and Thierry Henry. The former defender took great pleasure in dealing the blow to his Liverpudlian colleague, breaking the news that Chiedozie Ogbene had handed the visitors the lead after 12 minutes.
Liverpool asserted their dominance but couldn't find a way past Hatters shot-stopper Thomas Kaminski. They did manage to breakdown the Londoners rearguard shortly before the hour-mark.
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