Jamie Carragher aims brutal dig at Chelsea star after blunder against Wolves

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Jamie Carragher aimed a brutal dig at Chelsea star Robert Sanchez following his blunder in the 3-1 win over Wolves on Monday night.

The Blues secured all three points in the Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke.

But Sanchez had a moment to forget during Matt Doherty’s goal for Wolves just before half-time as the Chelsea goalkeeper made a significant error while under pressure from Santiago Bueno.

Sanchez dropped a routine catch from Matheus Cunha’s corner with Doherty able to stick the ball in the back of the net from a couple yards out.

In his punditry work for Sky Sports, Carragher slammed Sanchez, suggesting that he should be playing for a team in the ‘bottom half’ of the league.

‘Every set-piece is the same now, with people trying to block the goalkeeper,’ Carragher said. ‘He pushes someone away so he now has the time to deal with it.

‘He should just punch it. He’s a Premier League goalkeeper. It’s not a foul. There’s nothing there.

‘We keep getting signs that Sanchez is a Premier League goalkeeper – but maybe for a team in the bottom half of the table and not a top team.’

Fellow pundit and former Chelsea star Emmanuel Petit was also critical of Sanchez as he added: ‘I don’t know why he didn’t punch the ball.

‘He tried to catch it. He should have punched it. He was under pressure. He was so close to his own line so it was a risk [to catch it]. 

‘If you want to be secure, to guarantee it, just punch the ball.’

Alan Smith, meanwhile, on commentary duties, said: ‘Sanchez has had virtually nothing to do.

‘It’s a standard catch that he completely messes up and Matt Doherty is on the spot to poke it in.’