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title: "Carra: Reds will be nervous"
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author: "Chris Flavell"
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published: "2015-06-11T13:04:21Z"
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# Carra: Reds will be nervous

Prior to Sunday’s meeting between the Liverpool Legends and Real Madrid Legends, ex-Red Jamie Carragher has spoken of the nerves he believes the side will feel before the game.

*“It’s something that you miss when you finish, getting ready before a game and pulling that shirt on ready to go out,”* he told Liverpool’s official site.

*“I’m sure there’ll be a lot of joking around before, but I think that hour or two before the game you’re putting your kit on and getting ready, I think there’ll be a few nerves and butterflies.*

*“You don’t play too often and you don’t want to embarrass yourself, and it’s also taking you back to your playing days.*

*“For all of us, unfortunately, once those days are gone, they never come back. It’s nice on days like this that hopefully a few of the memories come back and we can still produce near enough what we could do in the past.”*

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Bootle-born Carragher, known for some imperious displays at the back during his playing days, also revealed his worries about coming up against French maestro Zinezine Zidane:

*“Nobody will want to go out there and embarrass themselves, of course, and touch wood it doesn’t happen.*

*“You’re playing against some world-class former players and I played alongside Zidane in a charity game 12 months ago and he was the best player on the pitch, even then.*

*“I’m sure Zidane is looking after himself, he trains the B team so he’s training every day. Fingers crossed the lads have been looking after themselves the last couple of weeks!”*

Whatever the outcome, it is sure to be a great spectacle with all the proceeds going to charity.