Jamie Carragher has revealed that it is his
'dream' to become Liverpool manager and to eclipse Manchester
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.
Carragher is a firm favourite at Anfield and is expected to
start and end his playing career with the Reds after already
spending 12 years with the club.
And now the 30-year-old centre-back has admitted that he hopes
to occupy the Liverpool hot-seat in the future and to regain the
North West bragging rights.
Liverpool have not won a league title in 18 years as United and
Ferguson have dominated and while Carragher expects to end that
drought as a player, he confesses it would be a greater
accomplishment to do it as a manager.
"It (winning the league) would be more of an
achievement as manager because it would come about through my
decisions," Carragher told the Daily Mirror.
"It's like the ultimate football man's dream to be better than
Ferguson because he is the master.
"I just hope he hangs around long enough to wait for me.
"I've got more respect for Ferguson than anyone else in the
game."
Meanwhile, Carragher is hopeful he can secure a
new Liverpool contract when his current deal expires in
2011.
"I've got three years left on my contract and I want to be
playing 50 games a season," added Carragher.
"There's competition for my place and I'm prepared to fight for
that because I've been fighting all my life.
"There will always be technically better players around than me,
but no-one will be able to match my passion or drive. I'll be
fighting for another contract after this one and I'll be happy then
to accept 25 games a season."
