FA Cup: Ref did Carragher a favour - Thompson

Phil Thompson has both thanked and praised top referee Mike Riley for saving Liverpool star Jamie Carragher from further trouble after his coin-throwing misdemeanour.

Under-fire Carragher, facing police investigation plus Football Association and club disciplinary action for hurling a coin back into the Highbury crowd during Sunday’s FA Cup defeat, returns to the relative safety of Anfield for tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Leicester.