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Jamie Carragher is still passionate about his punditry role on Monday Night Football(Image: PA)

Jamie Carragher insists he still “loves” Monday Night Football despite Gary Neville having taken a step back from the iconic show.

Carragher joined the Sky Sports programme as a pundit in August 2013, with his first game being a fixture between Manchester City and Newcastle.

In the years that followed, the Liverpool legend built up a brilliant rapport with his former rival, ex-Manchester United captain Neville, while Ed Chamberlin presented the show.



Him and Carragher grew in popularity and enjoyed various moments on air together, ranging from heated debates to cheeky jibes.

However, Neville from the beginning of the current 2024/25 Premier League season has not appeared on the show, instead focusing on his commentary duties and appearances on Sky Sports' Super Sunday.

The former England right-back also has other Sky duties such as his interviews for The Overlap and the Stick to Football podcast, as well as various business interests like Hotel Football and his stake in League Two club Salford City to keep him busy.

He confirmed his decision to step away from the show in October by admitting: "So tomorrow, I'm expected to do set-pieces, whereas with Sky, on Monday Night Football, there are some set pieces which I prepare for – but now I don't do Monday Night Football anymore, I don't do set-pieces anymore."

The iconic Monday Night Football duo of Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville has been broken up(Image: © Sky UK Limited.)

Carragher, meanwhile, still regularly provides his analysis on MNF alongside one-off guests, while he continues to appear on Stick to Football and The Overlap Fan Debate show.

He said: “I love Monday Night Football – that almost feels like you’re playing the game.

I’d rather be the first to set the agenda or the narrative.

Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville on Sky Sports(Image: Getty Images)

“When I first started, social media was not washing away everyone else’s analysis.

I think, can I find something that nobody else has caught on to yet.”

Carragher is now sometimes joined by pundit Karen Carney and occasionally the likes of Roy Keane and Thierry Henry, with Jones having been the show’s presenter since 2016.

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While we may still see Neville pop up on the programme in the future, it seems the focus has shifted towards special guest appearances rather than the classic Neville and Carragher duo that viewers have come to know and love.

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