Jamie Carragher: Liverpool legend responds to El-Hadji Diouf's 'turkey' barb

Carragher 'the biggest turkey on the field,' according to Diouf

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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has responded to El-Hadji Diouf after the Senegalese branded him "the biggest turkey on the field".

Diouf, always a controversial figure in English football, did not enjoy a good relationship with Carragher, who criticised him in his autobiography.

In an interview with French magazine So Foot last week, Diouf was asked who he would least like to spend Christmas with - the answer was Carragher.

After the story came out in the UK, Carragher took to Twitter to respond, laughing it off.

He wrote: "It's better than a donkey and plenty have called me that before!"

Diouf was equally dismissive of Steven Gerrard, who he accused of racism after Gerrard was also critical in his autobiography.

"A great club player and an egotist," he said. "He did not care that Liverpool win, all that mattered was that brand."