Jamie Carragher branded the Premier League as a ‘joke’ after a miserable first half performance from Newcastle in their 1-0 defeat to Manchester City and believes the lack of competition is ‘becoming an embarrassment’.
The Liverpool legend watched on as his former manager Rafa Benitez set up his troops to defend against Pep Guardiola’s table toppers, with Newcastle barely coming out of their own half in a turgid opening half an hour.
Manchester City are sitting comfortably at the top of the table, with the usual suspects in and around the top-four and Carragher thinks the Premier League is losing its charm as weaker teams accept defeat against the division’s big boys.
‘It is becoming an embarrassment – the Premier League, it’s a joke,’ he told Sky Sports.
‘The teams at the top are so far ahead that the teams at the bottom are accepting they’re going to lose the game and long as its by one or two – they’re not going to give it a go.
‘It’s not just Rafa Benitez and Newcastle – but there has to be some aggression and then some sort of plan to go forward. But at home it’s a sad state of affairs.
‘The Premier League over the years has been built on every team having a go. That’s why everyone around the world wants to watch it.
‘Will they continue watching it? It’s a sad state of affairs for the Premier League.’
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