Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has warned fans and ex-teammates not to be so precious over Chelsea's tactics on Sunday. The Blues became the first side to shut out Brendan Rodgers side in the Premier League since the beginning of November, but were accused of adopting a negative style in a bid to quell their free-scoring hosts.

Carragher argued his former club have deployed similar tactics in the past and - instead of bemoaning the opposition's approach - the Reds should focus on ways to break down a sturdy backline.

"I've done it playing for Liverpool," Carragher told Sky Sports.

"I remember going to Barcelona in 2001 in the UEFA Cup and we got a 0-0. We did exactly the same as what Chelsea did yesterday, we went there for our clean sheet. Johan Cruyff said after the game we were a disgrace to football.

"Let's not forget that in the seventies and eighties when Liverpool went away they'd go there and do a job to try and get a 0-0. At times they'd play it back to Ray Clemence and slow the game down.

"I remember with Rafa Benitez playing against Chelsea, we played them at their own game. We slowed the game down, played direct football, never got caught on the counter-attack and never risked playing a ball into Stevie (Gerrard) or Xabi Alonso, as they had Duff, Robben and Drogba for the counter-attack.

"There was frustration after the game. We heard Liverpool fans afterwards on radio phone-ins and whatever, but you've got to not be complaining so much about Chelsea and think you may come up against this again - how are we going to go about it and try to get the result?

"You can't complain and say 'we don't play like that'. We've done it before and been successful at it.

"You can't complain. Lots of teams have done it, we've done it, so get on with it and try to find a way to fix it."