Former England Teammates Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Carragher Exchange Barbs on Social Media Before Manchester United's Win Over Liverpool

Rio Ferdinand and Jamie Carragher, former England teammates and rivals at club level, exchanged pointed remarks on social media ahead of Manchester United's 3-2 win over Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday. Ferdinand posted on Twitter with the caption 'caption this,' sharing a picture of himself and Manchester United teammates celebrating Mikael Silvestre's winner in a September 2004 match against Liverpool, where a dejected Carragher appeared in the frame.

uk reported that this was Ferdinand's first game back after an eight-month ban for missing a drugs test.

Carragher replied to Ferdinand's post, stating: 'Not like you to make sure you were in the picture of someone else's goal. The response referenced Ferdinand's YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand Presents, where the former TNT pundit conducts interviews. Ferdinand, who played as a centre-back for Manchester United in the early 2000s, had been rivals with Carragher, then a centre-back for Liverpool, during that period.

He explained: 'I just put a picture of us celebrating a goal. uk reported that Ferdinand netted twice for Manchester United against Liverpool, both in 2006 at Old Trafford. Ferdinand continued in the video: 'I put one I was celebrating.

I love celebrating, and he tried to really hammer me. I don't understand why. I don't know what it is that's rubbed him up the wrong way. He spat his dummy out. This phrasing alluded to a 2018 incident where Carragher spat from his car toward a girl in another vehicle after Liverpool's 2-1 Premier League loss at Manchester United, leading to his suspension by Sky Sports.

Ferdinand, who also played for West Ham and Leeds, noted their long history together. Reflecting on their relationship, Ferdinand said: 'He used to be a team-mate of mine with England. He used to carry my wash bag.

He used to carry my boots sometimes, like when he didn't get changed and was in the stands. But I thought we'd always got on. He added: 'He's going to be even more upset now, isn't he? They've just been beaten.

The exchange highlighted lingering tensions between the two, who were teammates for England despite their club rivalry in the early 2000s.