{"id":342610,"date":"2011-03-27T18:28:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T18:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/27\/liverpool-defender-jamie-carragher-admits-tackle-on-nani-took-the-shine-off-of-victory-over-manchester-united\/"},"modified":"2011-03-27T18:28:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T18:28:00","slug":"liverpool-defender-jamie-carragher-admits-tackle-on-nani-took-the-shine-off-of-victory-over-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/27\/liverpool-defender-jamie-carragher-admits-tackle-on-nani-took-the-shine-off-of-victory-over-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher admits tackle on Nani &#8216;took the shine off&#8217; of victory over Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Laurie Bonne<\/h3>\n<h4>27 Mar 2011 19:28:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"68.529765311963\">\n<div readability=\"15.1875\">\n<div>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jamie Carragher, Liverpool (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7ff4009899372_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jamie Carragher, Liverpool (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"34.968152866242\"><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/england\/1895\/jamie-carragher\">Jamie Carragher<\/a> has acknowledged his \u201cterrible tackle\u201d on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/man-utd\">Manchester United<\/a> winger <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/portugal\/10351\/nani\">Nani<\/a> overshadowed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/98\/liverpool\">Liverpool<\/a>\u2019s staggering 3-1 win over their long-time rivals.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds hosted Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s side in March and Anfield saw Dirk Kuyt net a hat-trick as Luis Suarez starred in the victory.<\/p>\n<p>However, Carragher was booked just before half-time for a high challenge, catching Nani in the shin which left a deep gash and prompted the medical team to stretcher him off the field.<\/p>\n<p>Nani, who returned to action two weeks after the contact for United\u2019s Champions League game against Marseille, criticised the 33-year-old for his dangerous tackle.<\/p>\n<p>The experienced defender admits he was relieved that his challenge had no hugely serious consequences for Nani.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a terrible tackle,&#8221; Carragher told <em>Goals on Sunday<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I apologised to the lad after the game. I think he was training again after a week, fortunately. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s been one of the best players this year &#8211; not just at Man Utd but in the league. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;d just gone to full-back and he&#8217;d just switched sides. I&#8217;m not stupid &#8211; I know Fergie was thinking &#8216;Let&#8217;s get at him&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So I thought I&#8217;d try and get as tight as I could. He slightly mis-controlled the ball and I thought I could get it. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We beat Man Utd, great win &#8211; but it took the shine off it a bit later on when I watched it. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I spoke to Michael Owen a few days later to find out how the lad was doing and I was pleased he was okay.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>        <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/3b4e10aebeacon.dll_558.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Go here to read the rest:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/03\/27\/2413980\/liverpool-defender-jamie-carragher-admits-tackle-on-nani\" title=\"Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher admits tackle on Nani 'took the shine off' of victory over Manchester United\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher admits tackle on Nani &#8216;took the shine off&#8217; of victory over Manchester United<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Laurie Bonne 27 Mar 2011 19:28:00 Jamie Carragher, Liverpool (Getty Images) Related Links Teams Players Jamie Carragher has acknowledged his \u201cterrible tackle\u201d on Manchester United winger Nani overshadowed Liverpool \u2019s staggering 3-1 win over their long-time rivals. 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