Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher was encouraged to down a beer live on TV by rowdy Borussia Dortmund fans.
The former defender has travelled to Germany to be part of the CBS team for the American network’s broadcast of Dortmund’s Champions League semi-final showdown with Paris Saint-Germain. While he had a job to do during the game, he ensured to soak up the atmosphere before kick-off.
Speaking surrounded by a bunch of fans decked out in yellow, Carragher said: “Just got outside the stadium. We are at Signal Iduna Park with all of the Dortmund fans. They absolutely adore me!
“Come on, let’s get a picture! And I’m going to get a pint. I need a drink to cool me down, to calm my nerves for the big game.”
After being passed a pint, Carragher started guzzling the beer backed by a soundtrack of Dortmund fans chanting “Drink, drink, drink”. The clip - shared on social media - ended before Carragher had finished his pint.
The Liverpool icon’s pre-match exploits were not the only entertaining situation that he was involved in. Carragher forced Peter Schmeichel to walk out of an interview after breaking into a rendition of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ - Dortmund and Liverpool’s pre-match anthem.
The Dane responded: “I said to Jamie before, finally there’s a crowd who can sing that song!”. Schmeichel then added: “What I can guarantee is when you hear that song tomorrow, it will be sung a lot better.”
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Elsewhere, a decision over Carragher’s place on CBS got his colleagues celebrating. Kate Abdo announced that he would not be in the studio due to his upcoming trip.
Speaking the previous night, she said: “We’re going to find out. Have we already said you’re going to Dortmund? We’re going to talk about Jamie’s trip to Dortmund but who is going to be replacing Jamie Carragher? Find out after the break.”
Carragher then had an amusing response as he replied: “Whoever it is, it won’t be better than me.”
“Who’s taking my place?” Carragher asked later, to which Abdo replied: “Everybody, breaking news. Del Piero for Carragher.” That news then triggered colleague Micah Richards to cheer loudly.
Carragher will hope to play a big role again as the Champions League semi-finals draw to a close. Bayern Munich ’s clash with Real Madrid is finely poised after a 2-2 draw in the first-leg.
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