Carragher reveals what he wants footballer to be banned for

Jamie Carragher has mentioned what he wants football players to be banned from doing after Newcastle beat Arsenal 4-0 on aggregate to book their place in the Carabao Cup final.

Mikel Arteta’s side needed to nullify a 2-0 deficit from the first leg to reach the final at Wembley. Jacob Murphy scored in the 19th minute to provide a comfortable cushion for Newcastle.

But it was the manner of Anthony Gordon’s second-half goal, which put the tie out of Arsenal’s reach, that disappointed ex-Liverpool defender Carragher.

Carragher took to social media site X to criticize Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya for his role in the goal as the Spanish international played a pass from the penalty area to Declan Rice at the top of the box. Rice was pressured by Fabian Schar after receiving the ball from Raya before Gordon scored to give Newcastle a 4-0 aggregate lead.

‘Keepers need to be banned from playing those passes into midfield players,’ Carragher noted. Media personality and Arsenal fan Piers Morgan agreed with the pundit, adding, ‘FFS (for f***’s sake). That was b****y awful, Arsenal.’

Gordon was the man of the match at full-time and even managed to land a cheeky dig that referenced Manchester City striker Erling Haaland’s shady directive that Arsenal should ‘stay humble’ in his post-match interview.

‘It feels amazing (to make it to the final),’ Gordon told Sky Sports. ‘A proper team performance, and we got the win.’ Our fans are never in question; they make it so difficult for the opposition, and we did it the right way.

‘We had a game plan we thought would work. Everyone knows we press. It is important for us to stay humble now. It will be a big occasion, but it’s so far away.’

Howe’s side will travel to Wembley in March to face either Liverpool or Tottenham—who play their second leg on Thursday evening—for the second time in two years after their unsuccessful Carabao Cup final against Manchester United in 2023.

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The Magpies are hoping to bring an end to their 70-year major domestic trophy drought at Wembley.