Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina says Jamie Carragher is like having a "manager on the pitch".

He told liverpoolfc.tv: "It's his heart and his head. He is very important in the dressing room. His mind is always on football and he is 100 per cent professional. He has real character and tries to help the team with this character.

"He tries to help his teammates positionally, both with and without the ball. It's important to have someone like that - it's like a manager on the pitch."