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Daily Mirror
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Nathan Ridley

Jamie Carragher blasts "clown" Rio Ferdinand over controversial Milan derby opinion

Jamie Carragher escalated his war of words with Rio Ferdinand by calling him a "clown" for thinking Inter should've had a penalty in their thrilling Milan derby Champions League semi-final win.

The Liverpool legend also disagreed with ex-team-mate Steven Gerrard, although Carragher refused to label him a clown because he was "an attacking player." During the first half of Inter's rampant 2-0 victory at the San Siro on Wednesday, the Nerazzurri were initially given the chance to increase their first-leg advantage when Lautaro Martinez went tumbling down inside the penalty area.

VAR, however, showed there was little contact from AC Milan centre-back Simon Kjaer and referee Jesus Gil overturned his original decision. On commentary for BT Sport, Ferdinand still believed that it was "100 per cent" a penalty, with the Manchester United hero describing it as "stonewall."

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