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title: "Liverpool: Fans left baffled by Jamie Carragher claim about Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fans-left-baffled-by-jamie-carragher-claim-about-alex-oxlade-chamberlain/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2021-06-22T13:35:18Z"
modified: "2021-06-22T13:35:18Z"
---

# Liverpool: Fans left baffled by Jamie Carragher claim about Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

**A number of Liverpool fans have been left baffled by Jamie Carragher’s claim that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could play at right-back next season.**

Trent Alexander-Arnold has [nailed down the right-back spot](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/trent-alexander-arnold/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/314353) at Anfield in recent years, becoming [one of the best players in the world](https://www.fourfourtwo.com/gallery/ranked-10-best-right-backs-world) in his position.

It has been claimed by [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/news/liverpool-transfer-news-neco-williams/LV56Z3LgIb5p)‘s James Pearce that Neco Williams could leave Liverpool for £10m this summer, but a replacement isn’t expected to come in should he move on.

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That means Joe Gomez could fill in there on occasion, but someone else who has been tipped to do a job there is Oxlade-Chamberlain.

The 27-year-old continues to have an up-and-down Liverpool career, with [injuries](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alex-oxlade-chamberlain/verletzungen/spieler/143424) often halting his progress, but Carragher has suggested on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Carra23/status/1406974134308028429?s=20) that Jurgen Klopp should try him out in the role, saying: “Could the Ox not play there? Got the pace & engine, he’ll be fine on the ball & used to being in crossing areas after spending so long there as a winger.”

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### Liverpool fans react to Carragher claim

Carragher’s comments haven’t gone down too well with some Reds fans on Twitter, though, with Oxlade-Chamberlain only playing in defence on [very sporadic occasions](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/alex-oxlade-chamberlain/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/143424) during his career – here are some of the best reactions to the former Liverpool centre-back’s suggestion:

**“Or, I know it’s a stretch and might not be the best idea, sign an actual RB to be TAA’s understudy?“**

Credit: [@CaolanHay](https://twitter.com/CaolanHay/status/1406975854991785985?s=20)

**“How about signing a competent backup RB?“**

Credit: [@horrasin](https://twitter.com/horrasin/status/1406974950108545032?s=20)

**“We’ll see him in goal next by the looks of it“**

Credit: [@lfclewiss](https://twitter.com/lfclewiss/status/1407231925828345856?s=20)

**“This is what we have become. Expecting players to play out of position or expecting to sell before buying“**

Credit: [@KDLFC14](https://twitter.com/KDLFC14/status/1406978578936389632?s=20)

**“Or maybe FSG can spend money like normal owners?“**

Credit: [@Anfi3ld1892](https://twitter.com/Anfi3ld1892/status/1406979769045028870?s=20)

**“He’s even at it now. What’s this promotion of a lack of transfer spending? I’m sick to death of it every summer“**

Credit: [@Braden\_Simmonds](https://twitter.com/Braden_Simmonds/status/1407248798741581828?s=20)

***In other news, one current England player has been tipped to join Liverpool – find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/leeds-united-news/leeds-kalvin-phillips-tipped-to-join-liverpool/).***