Tributes poured in from around the footballing world after Jamie Carragher announced he will retire at the end of the current season.

Carra's Liverpool teammate Lucas Leiva led the tributes on Twitter while legends like Robbie Fowler and Phil Thompson took to the social media platform to send their own messages to the Reds defender.

We've picked out some of the best tweets about the 35-year-old for you to view below and we'll be updating this page throughout the day as more messages come through.