Jamie Carragher explains how Kate Scott 'put him in his place' after infamous on-air dig

CBS Sports pundit Jamie Carragher has spoken retired connected the ill-judged gag helium made astir co-star Kate Scott earlier this twelvemonth - and revealed however the big 'put him successful his place'

Jamie Carragher admits helium acted similar "a small child" erstwhile helium cracked a gag astir Kate Scott's loyalty during a amusement past season.

The Liverpool icon and Scott are portion of CBS Sports' Champions League sum alongside Thierry Henry and Micah Richards. The quartet person provided plentifulness of laughs on the way, but things haven't ever gone to plan.

An ill-judged gag by Carragher went viral earlier this year erstwhile she refused to don an Arsenal garment during a conception backmost successful March. She insisted that she was loyal to her club, Manchester United, earlier Carragher quipped back: "You're not loyal to Malik!," referencing her then-fiance Malik Scott.

His comments were rapidly flagged online and determination was a muted absorption successful the studio. Carragher has since apologised and revealed that Scott 'put him successful his place'.

Speaking to The Ringer, helium said: “We ne'er disregard the elephants successful the room. I was a small child. I was conscionable getting a small smack and getting enactment backmost successful place, and rightly so.”

Scott besides had her accidental astir Carragher's gag successful the aforesaid interview, adding: “I deliberation the crushed that we relation good is due to the fact that we needle each other. That's similar a sports team, right? I consciousness similar those inappropriate conversations should beryllium had successful the locker country and kept successful the locker room. You woody with them internally, and past you determination on.”

Scott, who joined Malik past month, has antecedently admitted that she was wounded by Carragher's joke, which "came from nowhere."

She told IFL TV: “It was conscionable a speedy line, it was meant to beryllium funny, sometimes they hit, sometimes they don't. That 1 went a small spot sideways. I felt a small spot wounded but it is what it is. You determination on. We talked astir it, we're each good, thing truly to speech about.”

She besides gave an penetration into Malik's response, adding: “Malik does not privation to combat Jamie. Malik and Jamie are cool. I recognize wherefore Malik said what helium said but I deliberation besides if you work the afloat grade of what helium said helium was ace respectful.

“He conscionable said, you know, similar anybody would say, if thing was said successful the aboriginal that crossed the line, I'd privation to person a speech antheral to man. I deliberation that's a mean thing.

“I deliberation the headlines that [said] ‘I'll crook up successful carnal fashion’ - that was a small overstated. But Malik is truthful unafraid arsenic a person. Nothing rattles him.”

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