Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher admits he knows as much as the fans as far as transfer gossip goes.

Speculation is always rife at this time of year about comings and goings at every club – and Carragher admits he often doesn’t have the inside scoop.

“People always think as players we know what’s going on with transfers but we are like the supporters,” the 33-year-old told liverpoolfc.tv.

“You pick up bits and bobs off different people, just like the fans do. We all love to see ourselves going for top players and bringing them in.

Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher believes tonight can be the making of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney into a football legend.

Ahead of the Champions League final between United and Barcelona, Carra wrote in a column for the Daily Mail: “So, as Manchester United prepare to tackle Barcelona, the challenge facing Wayne Rooney is an obvious one: can he move through the gears to conjure the performance that will see him spoken of in similarly glowing terms in years to come?

Everton defender Leighton Baines admits he was embarrassed by praise from Liverpool great Jamie Carragher.

It wasn’t often that the Everton defender was left red-faced last season, but his cross park rival Carragher managed to do just that when he publicly hailed Baines as the Premier League’s best left-back last season.

“I read that,” admitted Baines. “I think we were on the plane back from somewhere and one of the lads showed me that and I was blushing to be honest with you.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has hailed the 100 per cent appearances record of Martin Skrtel this season.

Skrtel and Everton‘s Leighton Baines were the only outfield players not to miss a minute of top-flight action in 2010-11 – and the Liverpool man’s feat has not gone unnoticed in the dressing room.

“It’s a fantastic achievement by Martin,” Carragher told liverpoolfc.tv. “It’s very difficult to play every match the way the modern game is with big squads and rotation.

“There’s also the intensity of the games and how many knocks you can get.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is pleased with his personal form this season.

Carragher admits he’s been pleased with his own form since returning from a shoulder injury in February.

He told liverpoolfc.tv: “I’ve been pleased with the way I’ve played this season coming back after the shoulder injury.

“From a personal point of view, I’m very pleased with the way I’ve played, but things like that don’t matter. We finished sixth and we haven’t done well in the cups so we can’t look back on a great season. Football is a team game and that’s where we need to look.”

Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool will benefit from no European football next season.

Despite the upturn in fortunes since the Scot returned, the Reds are facing a first campaign without European football since 1999-2000.

Carragher told liverpoolfc.tv: “We would rather have got in the Europa League but it’s not happened and we have to look at the positives.

“The main thing for us next season is getting back into the Champions League. Not being in Europe will give us a better chance of doing that. We want to get back in the top four and do well in the cups.

Liverpool veteran Jamie Carragher admits there are benefits from not
playing Europe next season.

The Reds finished sixth in the top flight and failed to win a trophy,
meaning next term will be the first campaign without European football
since 1999/00.

He told the club’s official website: “We would rather have got
in the Europa League but it’s not happened and we have to look at the
positives.

“The main thing for us next season is getting back into the Champions
League.