CARRAGHER ARRESTED! the front pages didn’t scream this morning, despite the images doing the rounds on Twitter last night of the ex-Liverpool defender being strong-armed by a policeman.
Our chief football writer Tony Barrett spotted Carra apparently selling t-shirts outside Anfield last night before the borefest game of Mournihoball between Liverpool and Manchester United that finished 0-0.
Now, after a full career playing for one of the richest clubs in the world, followed by his successful career as a pundit for Sky Sports, you wouldn’t think that Carra would need the money from peddling dodgy gear outside a football ground.
And you’d be right.
Just seen a familiar face doing some wheeling & dealing outside Anfield pic.twitter.com/IDMeTn4M0A
— Tony Barrett (@TonyBarrett) October 17, 2016
But after a while, the long arm of the law appeared…
Hahaha. Police on the scene: pic.twitter.com/sbAWWNRETx
— Tony Barrett (@TonyBarrett) October 17, 2016
… and the officer asked to see Carra’s licence.
“No I didn’t need one – I’m king of Anfield,” came the reply from the former defender.
He goes on to tell the copper that the tops “fell off the back of a lorry” before plod – an Evertonian – obligingly grabs him, presumably ready to frogmarch him down Letsby Avenue.
But, fear not, our brave MNF pundit was not really arrested. It was all a publicity stunt for a clothing brand (which you can find online if you search hard enough).
So no night in the cells for Carra – though that might have been preferable to having to watch Jose Mourinho suck every last ounce of joy out of the game last night.
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