Malik Scott repsonse to Jamie Carrahger after former Liverpool man apologised to Kate Abdo

The fiance of TV presenter Kate Abdo has revealed Jamie Carragher’s on-air joke mishap about their relationship irked him - but has accepted the the apology from the former Liverpool defender.

Malik Scott, the boxing trainer of Deontay Wilder, has admitted he was upset that Carragher 'irritated' his partner by making a comment during a live Champions League broadcast on CBS Sports. The exchange sparked confusion and awkwardness on set with Abdo responding: "Why would you even say that?"

The former Liverpool defender privately apologised to Abdo and the programme host passed comment on the next night’s show. She said: "Does he go too far sometimes? Absolutely. Does he apologise? Yes he does. But all of us have that one annoying family member that we still love and accept."

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Scott says he is not going to go 'too hard' on Carragher in light of his apology, but suggested his 'obnoxious' character has a tendency to land him in trouble.

“It's not the first time he's said something out the way like that, but it's the first time he said something in reference to possibly disturbing a household or disturbing a couple's chemistry,” he 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