Jamie Carragher and Rio Ferdinand have fired digs at each another via social media for years, and now the ex-Manchester United and Liverpool defenders are back at it
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 20: Rio Ferdinand of Manchester United celebrates with his teammates after Mikael Silvestre scored the third goal during the Barclays Premiership match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on September 20, 2004 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Chris Coleman/Manchester United via Getty Images)
This photo was the source of Jamie Carragher and Rio Ferdinand's latest spat (Image: Chris Coleman/Manchester United via Getty Images)
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Jamie Carragher has reignited his war of words with Rio Ferdinand by taking a swipe at the former Manchester United star's media career. The pair have regularly traded blows in recent years, developing a feud.
And there's no sign of it ending after Carragher replied to Ferdinand's post on X on Sunday, hours before their old teams clashed at Old Trafford. The ex-United defender shared a photo of him passionately celebrating team-mate Mikael Silvestre's goal against Liverpool in 2004, adding: "Caption this."
Caragher can be seen in the foreground of the picture, as Ferdinand shouts in his direction. The Liverpool legend replied to the post by saying: "'Have some of that bruv, you Scouse xxxx' probably...
"Not like you to make sure you were in the picture of someone else's goal. You now carry on this ritual by hanging around mixed zones bothering star players & asking your lackeys to film it!"
Now living in Dubai, Ferdinand left TNT Sports in May 2025 and devotes his punditry to his YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand Presents. The 47-year-old interviews football legends past and present as well as giving his opinion on the latest football news.
Carragher, who also works for CBS Sports and the Telegraph, has seemingly taken umbrage to Ferdinand's methods. The two pundits have bickered about topics such as Cristiano Ronaldo, the Saudi Pro League, the Africa Cup of Nations, and Mo Salah.
In 2023, Carragher labelled Ferdinand a 'clown'. During the Champions League semi-final between Milan rivals Inter and AC, Carragher mocked Ferdinand for claiming that a contentious penalty call was 'stonewall', despite VAR overturning it. When Micah Richards asked him to name names, Carragher said: "Rio Ferdinand. I'm happy to call him a clown."
Ferdinand said in response to the jibe: "Every time I see him it's all love man. I'm a loving guy, we hug and we shake hands and have a little laugh. I don't understand why he came in with hostility, it's a hostile energy and I don’t understand it.
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Jamie Carragher replied to Rio Ferdinand with brutal criticism(Image: X)
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"He's been on our show, we see each other and it's all cool. He used to carry my boots when we were with England, he always showed me love.
"The thing that might have been, it was [Premier League] Hall of Fame week, that's the only thing I can think of because me and him are cool. We chat, sometimes text, I just don’t get it man. I've only got good energy for him.
"He's always messaging me, that's what I'm saying, it's madness to me. He always messages me, we've been in England teams together, like i said he carries my boots. He's always shown me love.
"I don't know where that energy has come from and that's all I want him to tell me is where that energy comes from. Is it real energy or not? I need to know so when I see him I'll ask him."