Two Current Players Named in Jamie Carragher’s All-time Liverpool XI
Jamie Carragher has included two current players in his all-time Liverpool XI, but had to make difficult decisions regarding players like Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson.
Liverpool’s recent success under Jurgen Klopp has been so significant that many of the current squad would easily find a place in fans’ all-time favourite XIs.
This sentiment was echoed by Carragher when he appeared on Sky Sports’ Stick to Football, where he was tasked with naming his best-ever Liverpool team.
One of the toughest choices was between the current goalkeeper, Alisson, and the legendary Ray Clemence. However, Carragher ultimately chose Clemence due to his impressive trophy collection.
A similar dilemma arose in choosing between Phil Neal and Trent Alexander-Arnold, but Carragher went with Neal. In central defence, Virgil van Dijk earned a spot alongside Alan Hansen, while Steve Nicol was selected at left-back.
For his 4-4-2 formation, Carragher picked Mohamed Salah and John Barnes for the wings, while Graeme Souness and Steven Gerrard were the obvious choices for central midfield.
When it came to the forwards, despite competition from players like Luis Suarez, Robbie Fowler, Roger Hunt, and Fernando Torres, Carragher settled on the iconic pairing of Ian Rush and Kenny Dalglish.
Carragher’s all-time LFC XI: Clemence; Neal, Hansen, Van Dijk, Nicol; Salah, Gerrard, Souness, Barnes; Rush, Dalglish
Why Carragher Named Salah and Rush
As two of Liverpool’s greatest goal scorers, selecting both Salah and Rush in an all-time best XI feels like an obvious choice.
However, when Carragher shared his reasoning, he acknowledged that it was a tough decision between Salah and record appearance-holder Ian Callaghan for the right wing, and Rush and Suarez for the forward position.
“[Callaghan] is the only player who has played more games for Liverpool than me,” the 46-year-old explained.
“He played 860 games, and he won the Second Division with Liverpool and then one of his last games was the 1977 European Cup final.
“So, you think of that journey from being a Second Division player, a local player, but Mo Salah‘s got to go in on that right side.
“Kenny Dalglish has got to play and Ian Rush goes in because of what he won.
“If Luis Suarez would have won the league with Liverpool – he won one trophy – if he had a league title and a European Cup to his name, I would have put Suarez in.
“But you think about what Rush did in those cup finals against Everton – I was crying on the way home!”
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