Former Liverpool player Jamie Carragher has hit back at Georginio Wijnaldum over the player’s suggestion that he left Anfield because of the club’s fans.
Wijnaldum left the Reds this summer after his contract expired and ended up signing moving to Paris Saint-Germain.
The Netherlands midfielder has criticised Liverpool supporters for their conduct on social media, but Carragher does not believe the claims made by the player.
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“I love Gini but this is not right, social media is a circus and every club has clowns,” the ex-Liverpool defender posted on Twitter.
“Turn off your notifications and if it’s bothering you that much delete the app! “He wanted more money, the club said no, that’s football!”
Wijnaldum said the club’s supporters used social media to blame him for their underwhelming performances last campaign.
He told The Times: “The fans in the stadium and the fans in social media were two different things,” he continues. “In the stadium, I can say nothing bad about them. They always supported me.
“On social media if we lost I was the one who got the blame – [claiming] that I wanted to leave. There was a moment when I was like, ‘Wow, if they only knew what I was doing to stay fit and play every game.’
“You cannot complain because that is your job. But other players might have said: ‘I’m not fit.’ You get players in their last year who are like: ‘I’m not playing because it’s a risk.’ I did the opposite.
“I didn’t always play good but after the game I could look in the mirror and say: ‘I trained hard to get better’.”
