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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has hit back at former Reds teammate El Hadji Diouf after the ex-Senegal striker labelled him a 'f****** loser' in a rant earlier today.

Diouf went off his long run at Carragher and former Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard in an extraordinary tirade.

Now the ex-England defender has hit back, questioning Diouf's goal-scoring credentials.

Diouf had told French magazine So Foot: “The difference between Jamie and me is that I am a world-class player and he is a s***.

“The type of s*** that writes a book and mentions me all the time. Me, in my book, he does not warrant one phrase: he's a f****** loser.”

In response, Carragher tweeted: "The other big difference is he's scored less goals for LFC in the Premier League than me!"

And right he is. Diouf struck three times in 55 outings in the league for Liverpool, while Carragher managed four in his 508 games.

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Diouf went on to claim that his international record put that of Gerrard in the shade, saying: “I carried the national team for many years, 14 million fans on my shoulders.

"What I represented for Senegal, he [Gerrard] never managed 100th of that for England. He has never done anything in the World Cup or the Euros."

Both Anfield greats have been critical of the ex-Senegal striker in the past, often prompted by Diouf's own outspoken approach. Diouf has previously labelled Carragher "useless" and "a turkey", while calling Gerrard an "egotist".

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