When Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher both heard the news that Brendan Rodgers had been sacked as Liverpool manager they were on live TV.

The news left both pundits in shock, prompting Henry to almost instinctively reach out and tough Carragher’s leg while the latter just stared like a deer caught in the headlights.

The video of the ‘exchange’ swept the internet and now, finally, Carragher has broken his silence over the incident and revealed that the two former footballers have a history of touching each other’s legs.

“I seem to have become an Internet sensation this week after Thierry Henry touched my leg on Sky when we found out Brendan Rodgers had been sacked,” Carragher said.

“I wasn’t really aware of it at the time, I was just in shock at the news. But by the time I got home, everyone was sending round videos of it and having a good laugh.

“But I have a confession to make: the first time Thierry and I were on TV together, I grabbed his leg! So maybe he was just returning the favour…”

Scandalous. I can’t wait for the ‘tell all’…