Jamie Carragher

Why does it get assumed that Zidane is a figurehead and everything Real achieve is down to the talent of the squad?

— Jamie Carragher

There is so much I admire about Buffon. His longevity is remarkable, his loyalty to Juventus impeccable.

— Jamie Carragher

I look at what is happening with Ryan Giggs at Manchester United now and I am dismayed that Liverpool are letting that…

— Jamie Carragher

People make relegation out to be a fate worse than death but that's nonsense. If the infrastructure is right, clubs can bounce…

— Jamie Carragher

People go on about how much players earn in the Premier League but once you've bought a nice house and car, what…

— Jamie Carragher

You talk about results being more important than performances but, ideally, you want to put the two together.

— Jamie Carragher

I've seen plenty of young lads elevated into the senior squad acting like they have made it.

— Jamie Carragher

It has been so long since Liverpool won the title, I was a 12-year-old Everton fan the last time it happened.

— Jamie Carragher

The pressure from within used to have an impact on my behaviour. If games had gone badly, I would take things home…

— Jamie Carragher

This is the best club in the world with the best fans, so I'm very proud to be a Liverpool player for…

— Jamie Carragher

Real Madrid is such an extraordinary club in terms of size and the constant politics that, perhaps, the best results are achieved…

— Jamie Carragher

I want to be a manager, it wouldn't scare me, but I also think you could be sacked in six months and…

— Jamie Carragher

For the life of me, I'll never understand why the teams that have the best defences get criticised. Shouldn't clean sheets be…

— Jamie Carragher

I always wanted to be a one-club man, I always wanted to play for Liverpool. If I had gone out of the…

— Jamie Carragher

The captain at international level has to be someone who is one of the first names on the team sheet, someone who…

— Jamie Carragher

People always want to talk about the club, whether it is positively or negatively, and if you play for Liverpool you have…

— Jamie Carragher

The only way the confidence comes back is by winning games. You grind out a few results and hopefully with each game…

— Jamie Carragher

I've played for Liverpool's first-team pretty much every week for 16 years.

— Jamie Carragher

When the tone needs to be set and the crowd need to be revved up, nothing is better than a big, shuddering…

— Jamie Carragher

Don't get me wrong, the fans are great for us. But the fans, and the players, all of us together have to…

— Jamie Carragher

For a 20-year-old kid to be taking on Liverpool Football Club over a contract. To the pit of my stomach that just…

— Jamie Carragher

To captain Liverpool in any game is special, but to do it in a final, would be one of the proudest moments…

— Jamie Carragher

Would I - or any defender - tell the referee to give a penalty if I made a foul in the box…

— Jamie Carragher

Without Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, we would discuss Robben more often and with more appreciation.

— Jamie Carragher

Not playing for Liverpool would hurt me more than not playing for England.

— Jamie Carragher

Medals were - and always will be - the best thing to show your accomplishments in football.

— Jamie Carragher

In the past, you would have been classed as a sweeper if you were put in the middle of a three-man defence.

— Jamie Carragher

Normally in the past whenever Everton have beaten Liverpool, the accusation was that they wanted it a little bit more.

— Jamie Carragher

There are times when I watch Jurgen Klopp leaping around after Liverpool have scored and I think to myself: 'I wish that…

— Jamie Carragher

Don't ever call me a bottler on the radio with thousands of people listening

— Jamie Carragher

As one of the lucky ones who could provide for my family, I also wanted to help those from my area.

— Jamie Carragher

Well Xabi is entitled to his opinion our team would never criticise another but we will look to exploit his lack of…

— Jamie Carragher

It's been a privilege for me, really, to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world, an iconic club, an…

— Jamie Carragher

I was an Evertonian as a kid, but I've never hated Man United. I've always had respect for them.

— Jamie Carragher

I understand that we're paid a lot of money and we're in the limelight. When things don't go well, there's deserved criticism.

— Jamie Carragher

Buffon has been a star from the moment he began his senior career with Parma.

— Jamie Carragher

We're only human and when things aren't going well the confidence does go a little bit.

— Jamie Carragher

I only missed nine Premier League games from a possible 228 between August 2004 and May 2010.

— Jamie Carragher

Managers can make themselves look strong by selling or dropping players, but if the move doesn't work, the choice looks flawed.

— Jamie Carragher

Playing for England is a bonus, but playing for Liverpool is what I want to do.

— Jamie Carragher