Carra: Football is my focus now
Jamie Carragher is flattered by talk of a role at LFC after retirement - but insists extending his playing career for as long as possible is his top priority right now.
Fellow Scouser Steven Gerrard signed a new deal at the club last week which will see him adopt an ambassadorial role once his playing days are over.
Kenny Dalglish later claimed that similar talks may be held with Carragher, who made his first Barclays Premier League start since sustaining a calf injury in October as Liverpool drew 0-0 with Stoke on Saturday.
While Carragher would love to stay at the club for as long as possible, his focus remains on adding to a tally of appearances which currently stands at a staggering 684.
"If the manager has mentioned that role, I'm sure we will discuss it in the future," said Carragher, who turns 34 this month.
"Of course I'd like to stay on but that's not something I want to talk about at the minute.
"I still want to concentrate on playing. I want to get as much out of my playing career as I possibly can.
"I'm the same as Steven - we love playing for the club and we just want to help in any way that we can. Last week was about Steven and rightly so. He is the figurehead of the club as Kenny was 20 to 30 years ago.
"Steven is a legend of the club, known throughout the world and synonymous with the club. He totally deserves what he has been given by the club and I think it is a fantastic gesture."
Results over the weekend saw Liverpool drop to seventh in the table behind Newcastle, but a gap of five points to fourth-placed Chelsea is not too daunting, according to Carragher.
"It wasn't the result that we wanted but Stoke are a tough nut to crack and they have proved that a lot of times this season," he added.
"They have got a very strong back four and unfortunately we couldn't break them down. It's been a problem a few times at Anfield this season.
"We need to sort that out before the end of the season if we want to get to where we want to be, which is obviously the top four.
"We had a good result at Man City and we wanted to build on that. It is a bit of a comedown but we have had that plenty of times this season. People have been disappointed with some results but then we have got a result that people don't expect. We are still up there, very close to the top four."
Liverpool's next two home games are the Carling Cup semi-final second leg with Manchester City followed by the visit of Manchester United for the FA Cup fourth round.
Carragher is confident the Reds can overcome their habit of drawing in their own stadium.
He added: "A draw at home against City would be okay - we wouldn't have a problem with that and we would take that now. You wouldn't want a draw against United, as you wouldn't want to be going to Old Trafford for a replay. Obviously it is disappointing but we are still undefeated at home.
"Maybe when you play sides who will come on the front foot, it makes things a bit easier. Teams have come here this season and made it difficult but you would expect that City and United will come and try to win the game. That may make it easier for us."