Jamie Carragher has revealed he is now in near constant communication with Gary Neville after admitting they didn't get on when they were both playing.
The pair have become one of the more popular punditry partnerships on television as part of Sky Sports' Monday Night Football despite being rivals at Liverpool and Manchester United.
They regularly argue on screen and while Carragher admits they look like 'best buddies' on the show, he insisted that is 'certainly not the case'.
He added that they enjoy a post-show beer but rarely meet up outside of work.
Granada Reports host Lucy Meacock said to Carragher: 'Your relationship with Gary Neville intruiges me' - and he replied: 'It intrigues me'.
He added: 'When he was playing I didn't like him. No. I think we were both very similar in what we were for our clubs.
'We weren't the superstar player. We had Steven Gerrard and they had David Beckham or Eric Cantona.
'We were the solid citizens of our clubs. Both defenders, and we know how it works, the attackers can win you the game but the defenders can lose you the game, and our job was to make sure we didn't lose the game.'
But when it was put to him that they looked like they were best friends, Carragher laughed before replying: 'Looks! That's certainly not the case!
'No listen, he went into punditry three or four years before me. He's been a revelation, he's been absolutely brilliant.
'We were put together and I wouldn't say we had much a relationship before that.
'As players we mixed at England but not too much, I wouldn't say. But now we do, we're never off the phone to each other!'
jetabdltyz
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neville looks like that actor Steve carrel who plays that gru guy from minions movie
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he does hahaha
mubblmpyz
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Fake, that is the reason he supported you when you spat on that little boy if it was somebody else Mr N will campaign against coming back as pundit
SINGAM23
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Friends or Foes on the pitch.... when both parties gets matured enough, they'll soon become a more focused professionals off the field. Believers Believe Bridge is Build to connect awesome journey.
againlike
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Andy Grey and Littejohn were the original and best ever on SKY.
xiamain
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Utd man 'bossing' (scouse lingo with a lot of Flem) the career of a scouser again.... but this time off the field... by the way I support neither before everyone jumps in!
qianmia
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Get a room.
yobabcmsy
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Carragher shouldn't be allowed on tv after that disgusting behaviour spitting at girls.
bro he appologise for that.
sinecure
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FairPlay. I think the fact united and Liverpool the two biggest clubs in England without doubt. Do have a deep hidden mutual respect for each other beyond the rivalry. From a united fan.
swagchicken
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neville looks like that actor Steve carrel who plays that gru guy from minions movie
lightfor
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Love these two - reminds me of Saint And Greavsy - the balance is just right!
hoisted
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"Nobody wants to be a Gary Neville!" Never a truer or funnier thing said on Sky Sports!
pOdyssey
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Carragher shouldn't be allowed on tv after that disgusting behaviour spitting at girls.
Rojetked
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That's because he won everything and you ?
LoveJUV
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As long as carragher doesn't spit
Rtamafor
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Native Mancs and Liverpudlians had a healthy respect for each other back in the 70s and 80s. Not to say there wasn't any bother between the two... Maine Road in 85 springs to mind. But since the advert of the Prem, the hatred seems to have grown.
malaysia
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They're a good pundit partnership, it was because of this partnership why Carragher kept his job, otherwise he would've been down the road.