Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre has hailed Jamie Carragher as "selfless" and "a colossal figure" after the defender announced his plan to retire at the end of the season.

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Carragher, 35, is leaving Anfield after more than a quarter of a century with the club he joined as a nine-year-old - and Ayre has refused to rule out finding another role at the club for the centre-back.

The defender, who made his debut in ...

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