Mike Keegan, chief sports reporter for the Mail, covered Carragher’s attempts to gain entry to the away end at City. He claims that the former England international "was stopped from doing so amid concerns the move could prove incendiary".
Sources are said to have told the Mail that UEFA and City "took a dim view" of the request from CBS Sports, with that approach being "swiftly turned down". Keegan went on to report that: "UEFA's view was that the pundit's media credentials did not stretch to him swapping the press area for the stands, while City believed the presence of a former Liverpool player in the away end and supporting the opposition would not have been the wisest move and could well have caused a problem."