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'I wonder if is Jamie Carragher is gonna protect Steven Gerrard like Gary Neville protects Solskjaer...': Micah Richards aims gentle dig at his fellow Sky Sports pundits after Liverpool legend was appointed Aston Villa manager

Micah Richards tweeted what everyone else was thinking after Steven Gerrard was appointed as Aston Villa's new manager on Thursday.

Richards and his fellow Sky Sports pundits Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville waste no time in mocking each other on Twitter as well as on TV.

So when the appointment of the Liverpool legend was confirmed by Villa, former Man City defender and Sportsmail columnist Richards took aim at Carragher, Gerrard's great friend and former vice-captain at Anfield.

(L-R) Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville share a joke while on punditry duty for Sky Sports
Micah Richards has questioned whether Carragher will 'protect' Gerrard from criticism

He tweeted: 'I wonder if is @Carra23 is gonna protect Gerrard like @GNev2 protects Solskjaer.