Ex-Liverpool star Luis Garcia: Carragher abuse made me seek psychologist

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Former Liverpool star Luis Garcia has revealed that his Reds teammate Jamie Carragher forced him to seek the help of a psychologist during his time with the club.

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The Spaniard explains that he needed help to block out constant instructions the former Reds centre-back on the pitch.

Garcia told FourFourTwo: "Carra would give me a lot of instruction out on the pitch.

"I used to mutter 'f*** off' under my breath when he yelled at me.

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"Actually, I had to work with a sports psychologist to help me focus while I was at Liverpool and one of the things we worked on was trying to block out Carragher's voice!

"I'd still listen to him, but soon I didn't get as distracted by it."

Source: tribalfootball.com