Manchester United and Liverpool is the rivalry that dominates English football, and the two most gilded clubs are bulk suppliers to the football punditry industry, meaning the analysts on Sky's broadcast of the game yesterday was dominated by ex-players of these clubs. In the Liverpool corner, a numerical advantage: Jamie Carragher, Graeme Souness, and Jamie Redknapp. In the United corner: Gary Neville. Thierry Henry played inoffensive neutrality as only he can.
While arguments and fallings out were to be expected, it is perhaps surprising that it came between two men who have captained Liverpool in the past.
Naturally, a glowering Souness harbored plenty of scorn for Paul Pogba's latest dabbing routine, saying that his consistent losing of Dejan Lovren at set-pieces were the inactions of a man not doing his job.
Carragher, by contrast, disagreed somewhat, and wanted to give Liverpool some credit, praising Liverpool's strategic blocking on set pieces, which ultimately discombobulated Pogba into flailing his hands into the air in his own penalty area.
It ultimately descended into a bit of a shouting match, with poor Thierry Henry stuck in the middle, with, customarily, nothing to say.
Watch it below:
Who is right? Fair play to Carragher for trying to give an alternative viewpoint, however enjoyable Souness' endless misanthropy continues to be.
