Ryan Christie reveals Jamie Carragher rave review blew his phone up – 'Can everyone stop f***ing texting me?!'

Jamie Carragher was waxing lyrical about him on Monday Night Football.

A full four minutes and 11 seconds clip dedicated to one of the best midfielders in the Premier League right now. No one in England’s top flight has won possession for his team more than he has this season. But while Carragher and former World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit eulogise him – Ryan Christie is completely oblivious.

At home, he’s trying to get his baby son, Leo, to sleep. But his phone is pinging with the same regularity as he pops passes around the pitch. Why is John McGinn texting him? And the messages keep coming from pals, team-mates, whoever. was trying to settle the wee man because he wasn’t sleeping,” he said. “McGinn was the first one to text me! I had no idea what he was talking about. Then three or four other boys messaged saying, ‘You must be happy with that’?

“At the time, I was just thinking, ‘Can everyone stop f***ing texting me right now’! I didn’t know what was going on.”

Later, Christie twigged and watched the Sky TV clip where he was rightly being lauded by Carragher & Co. as the driving force behind AFC Bournemouth’s incredible campaign. But this isn’t just about another Scot performing well south of the border.

Christie’s progression and development under Spanish coach Andoni Iraola has been transformational. At 29, he’s no longer a wafer-thin winger or luxury No.10. He’s a tenacious, ball-winning No.8 who is going toe-to-toe with the best midfielders in the world.

He’s the fulcrum of a Bournemouth side that are defying the odds and heading for Europe. In their remarkable 4-1 away victory over Newcastle last month, Christie was a phenomenon. And Carragher – Sky Sports’ top pundit – agreed.

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