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Matthew Fulton

Jamie Carragher issued Celtic and Rangers reality check after Saudi outburst as Liverpool legend slapped down

Jamie Carragher has been issued with a spiky retort on his outburst on Saudi Arabia's "sportswashing" with an example of how Celtic and Rangers fare against the teams with the big bucks.

The Sky Sports mouthpiece took to Twitter to share his angst at the number of big name players making the eye-watering switches to the Saudi Pro League with world beaters Karim Benzema and N'Golo Kante following in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo in recent weeks. It's a trend that irks the former Liverpool captain who took aim at the Premier League and UEFA to do something.

But Carragher was issued a swift and decisive reminder than teams across Europe can often view the overwhelming vacuum of wealth towards England's top flight in the same vein, as well-known reporter Guillem Balague took the pundit to task over the Premier League's indiscretions.

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