Micah Richards Watches Man City Debut Live on CBS as Carragher Spots Fans ‘Laughing’

Micah Richards was completely destroyed by Jamie Carragher on CBS Sports Golazo when footage of his professional debut was played live on the show.

Richards was not in the CBS studio with Carragher, Henry and Kate Abdo, with Clint Dempsey filling in on the panel.

But the former Manchester City defender was still involved in the coverage and was at the Emirates Stadium for Arsenal's resounding 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid.

Beforehand though, the pundit was given a good pasting to mark the anniversary of a special career moment.

Wednesday marks 20 years since Richards became a professional footballer, making his debut at Highbury against Arsenal, the team he supports.

He came off the bench in the 85th minute and was deployed as a striker - with City pumping the ball up to Richards.

It was also the first time that Richards, then 17, met Henry as they played on opposite sides.

But Carragher wasted no times in ripping into Richards, telling him he looked "nervous" as he was on the bench and accusing him of "telling his own players he's going up front" and that "they can't believe it".

“That little rude boy walk!" 😂

It's been 20 years since @MicahRichards' Premier League debut so of course @Carra23 had to break down his performance 😅 pic.twitter.com/35Ov8oKOuT

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When he tried to flick the ball on it but it went horribly wrong, Henry couldn't help but ask, "Were you attacking or defending there?".

Then, after impressive chest control finished with a wayward shot, Carragher said, "Look at the shot, look at the Arsenal fans, they're all laughing at you".

He had one more observation, however, adding, "And then you come off, you shake hands with David James and then look at the little walk - look at the attitude!".

Richards saw the funny side as always and called his strut the "rude boy walk" as the panel continued to erupt in laughter."

He was later panned by Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres in an interview, with the Swede claiming Richards had been "benched" for Tuesday night.

Richards debut came in controversial Premier League moment

Richards first ever game was actually in a match with an incredibly infamous moment. Earlier on in the 1-0 win for Arsenal, Henry and Robert Pires were involved in a bizarre penalty fail.

Pires, having already scored from the spot, intended to pass the penalty to Henry in a move perfected by Johan Cruyff and Jesper Olsen at Ajax but did not get the contact he wanted, leading to City wrongly getting a free-kick from the referee not applying the rules and defender Danny Mills giving him an earful.

Years later on CBS, Henry admitted that the routine was his idea but Pires acknowledged the blunder was his "fault" and his "mistake".