Journalists push Guardiola to respond to Carragher’s joke

Ahead of one of the biggest matches in modern English football, an unusual situation unfolded at Manchester City’s pre-match press conference.

Details: During the media briefing before City's clash with Liverpool, journalist Simon Mullock asked Pep Guardiola about Jamie Carragher’s claim after the Real Madrid match that Erling Haaland supposedly stayed on the bench because he was afraid to face Antonio Rüdiger.

Guardiola initially couldn’t believe Carragher had actually said it, and when convinced, responded that he didn’t find it funny. The incident quickly caught Carragher’s attention, prompting him to respond on his X account.

Quote: “It was a joke to wind up Micah Richards as that’s the nature of our show on CBS. And you, Simon, know that, but you just thought let’s get a big headline for my piece! Typical Sunday papers!!!” Carragher wrote.

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