Jamie Carragher forced to leave CBS Sports' Champions League coverage EARLY after falling ill during live show alongside Kate Scott, Micah Richards & Thierry Henry

The Liverpool legend was on the CBS panel for their Champions League coverage on Wednesday but an unspecified illness cut short his duties on the night. The ex-defender left at half-time of the 8pm (GMT) kick-offs, leaving Kate Scott, Thierry Henry, and Micah Richards to front the show.

When the half-time show began, Richards and Henry questioned where Carragher - who was at Anfield on Tuesday for Liverpool's Champions League loss to Paris Saint-Germain - had gone. That led host Scott to explain that the former England international had fallen ill.

To start the CBS show, Scott poked fun at Carragher as part of her introduction. She said: "Hello, welcome to our London studios. I am Kate Scott and I am once again joined by Thierry Henry and Micah Richards. Tonight, just like the story of the prodigal son. A bit too big for his boots, he thought life would be sweeter on the road. He thought he would be away, enjoying drinking and revelling, but he took a major loss and realised his foolishness. He came home, humbled. Hoping that he would be accepted. Jamie Carragher, back in the chair."

It remains to be seen if Carragher will be well enough this weekend for his Sky Sports duties.