Jamie Carragher was at the forefront of Sky Sports’ coverage of Liverpool’s dramatic victory against Merseyside rivals Everton and the former defender was not warmly welcomed by the home supporters
10:11, 20 Apr 2026Updated 10:11, 20 Apr 2026
Carragher responded to abuse from the Everton fans(Image: Dockon1Seats/X)
Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher was the target of a barrage of abuse before Sunday’s historic Merseyside derby. The Reds travelled to Hill Dickinson Stadium at the weekend for the first time since Everton moved into their new stadium.
And it ended up being a dramatic afternoon, with Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk nodding in a stoppage time winner. Mohamed Salah and Beto had exchanged strikes after Iliman Ndiaye had a goal ruled out by VAR.
Carragher was also at the heart of an incident before the game. As he walked around the stadium to reach his position in the Sky Sports studio, he received a tirade of comments from one particularly outspoken supporter.
They were heard saying: “F*** off Carra, you soft c***” before then screaming “F*** off you k***head”. Carragher could be seen responding to the abuse and got involved in a brief exchange, before he then decided to ignore the rest of the comments and continued his walk.
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Carragher eventually ended up having the last laugh, with Van Dijk’s winner. Speaking about Liverpool’s victory, Carragher said: “The result is absolutely huge for Liverpool when you consider the Chelsea result yesterday.
“When that board went up for 11 minutes, I’d have shook with anyone and taken a point from a Liverpool point of view. With the situation with the goalkeeper, Everton were a little bit more threatening. Liverpool were a small team towards the end of that game and I was fearful of set-pieces.
“When you think of how Liverpool have won this game – two of the absolute legends of the club have done it. They won’t be here much longer. Salah and probably Van Dijk in 12 months’ time.
Carragher was walking around Hill Dickinson Stadium when he heard the comments(Image: Dockon1Seats/X)
“Two of the absolute greats. Salah has done it again against Liverpool’s biggest rivals, as he always does. Against Everton or Man Utd, you can always rely upon him.”
Liverpool’s win against Everton leaves the Reds sitting fifth in the Premier League table and in the final Champions League spot. They are next back in action on Saturday afternoon as they welcome Crystal Palace to Anfield.
Arne Slot’s side then face a key game in their fight to return to Europe’s top table, with a clash against bitter rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford set to come in just under a fortnight’s time.
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