If you mention Alvaro Arbeloa to Liverpool fans, there are likely to be two memories regarding the former Red that quickly come to mind. The first is his first start for the club, coming against Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the Champions League in February 2007 as he silenced a teenage Lionel Messi.
The second is an infamous on-field spat with Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher during a victory over West Bromwich Albion in May 2009, with the duo needing to be separated after the Reds vice-captain, who later admitted he came close to punching the Spaniard, repeatedly shoved his fellow defender as they squared up and shouted in each other’s faces.
Yet this isn’t the most famous falling out in Arbeloa’s career. The Spain international also had a long-running feud with Barcelona legend and fellow Spain international Gerard Pique, with the duo exchanging numerous bitter verbal blows over the years following the former Liverpool defender’s return to Real Madrid.
