Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher takes cheeky swipe at Man City with Champions League verdict

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher couldn't help but aim a cheeky dig at Manchester City as he made his Champions League predictions.

City faced Real Madrid in the opening leg of their quarter-final tie on Tuesday night, with Pep Guardiola’s side earning a 3-3 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu. In the night’s other Champions League clash, Arsenal played out a 2-2 home draw with Bayern Munich. The action will continue tonight as PSG host Barcelona and Atletico Madrid face Borussia Dortmund.

Pep Guardiola's side are looking to retain their Champions League after winning the treble last season. However, former Liverpool defender Carragher could not resist swiping at the Etihad club after being asked to pick this season’s Champions League winner.

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"Right, Arsenal-Bayern. I'm going to go for European experience, I'm going to go for Bayern,” Carragher told CBS Sports ahead of Tuesday’s games, as reported by the Mirror.

"At the bottom here, I'm going to go for Man City [vs Real Madrid] - the best team in Europe. Over here, I'm going to go for Atletico Madrid [vs Borussia Dortmund], they’re going to go in there. Kylian is going to do it [in PSG vs Barcelona].”

Moving on to the semi-final bracket, Carragher continued: “Then, out of these two [Atletico Madrid and PSG], I'm going to go for PSG in the final to play Manchester City. And the winner is…the club with 115 charges, Manchester City!"

In February 2023, Man City were hit with 115 charges by the Premier League for allegedly breaching financial rules over a nine-year span. The club have denied any wrongdoing and a date has been set