'What was he thinking?!' - Jamie Carragher leaves fans 'cringing so bad' after awkward joke with Kate Abdo over her boyfriend Malik Scott on live TV as Liverpool legend stuns Thierry Henry & Micah Richards into silence

Fans were quick to criticise Carragher on X after the former Liverpool defender appeared to cross the line in an exchange with CBS Sports presenter Abdo. After the second leg of the Champions League last-16 tie between Arsenal and FC Porto, Carragher could be seen wearing an Arsenal jersey on the sidelines of the Emirates Stadium while analysing the game on CBS. While speaking on live TV, the ex-England international said first, while pointing at fellow pundit Thierry Henry and then to Abdo: "You are wearing (an Arsenal shirt) next (pointing at Henry), for the last part you are going to wear it." The presenter replied: "I am not. I am loyal." Carragher then asked, "To whom?".

Abdo then said: "Manchester United, thank you very much."

Carragher then sparked controversy as he said: "Not to Malik." He started laughing after the joke, while Henry and co-pundit Micah Richards were stunned into silence, before a visibly annoyed Abdo replied: "Why would you even say that?"

X user @Ic3Evaa was left in disbelief after he heard Carragher making the awkward joke on live TV as he wrote: "Jamie Carragher has killed me omg, WHAT WAS HE THINKING?!"

Meanwhile, @blondercartier said: "That Carragher 'joke' has me cringing so bad."

@Ben_Mattinson added: "Henry realising Carragher’s career is over just because of bants."

The 46-year-old Anfield legend got involved in a similar awkward conversation during last week's Champions League matches as he asked Abdo about her wedding planning on camera and whether he, Henry and Richards would be invited. Abdo recently went public with her relationship with American boxer Deontay Wilder's trainer, Malik Scott.

The final two Champions League round of 16 clashes are all set to take place on Wednesday, with Atletico Madrid hosting Inter Milan and Dortmund taking on PSV Eindhoven in Germany.