Early in the second half, Liverpool began a swift turnaround against Luton, and in no time at all, they were handed a helping dose of double Dutch.
Virgil van Dijk headed the Reds level in the 56th minute after Alexis Mac Allister’s corner sent a bouncing ball past Thomas Kaminski, and the team was behind 1-0 at the break.
After the Argentina midfielder hooked a cross into the penalty area, the euphoria for the equalizer had barely subsided when Cody Gakpo headed the ball to the Kop, flipping the scoreboard in a matter of seconds.
This season, Liverpool has been used to coming back from behind to win games, but none of their comebacks have been quite as quick as this one tonight!
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The Reds great was positioned between former Manchester City player Micah Richards and Arsenal hero Thierry Henry, respectively.
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At the home of the league leaders, Luton star Chiedoze Ogbene pounced on a rebound at the back post to put the relegation-threatened Hatters ahead.
Liverpool responded with four goals in the second half to win 4-1, but for a split second Carragher was perspiring.
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After taking a moment to take in the news, Carragher responded in a way that had the CBS team laughing.
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Richards and Henry both started laughing at their colleague, who shook his head, shocked.
“I feel ill,” Carragher continued.With one game remaining, Liverpool leads both Manchester City and Arsenal by four and five points, respectively.
Richards chose to play pranks on Carragher later in the show by giving him false information.The veteran defender said to Carragher, “Oh my God, it’s 2-2,” but he quickly corrected himself, saying, “Nah, just kidding.”
Before Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea, the Reds icon may now relax.