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Olivier Giroud in hysterics as Carragher spectacularly fails to pronounce his name… and Kate Abdo does it flawlessly
The striker tried to 'educate' the pundit
OLIVIER GIROUD was left in hysterics as Jamie Carragher failed to pronounce his name.
The French striker was being interviewed after netting the winning goal for AC Milan in the Champions League clash against PSG.
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During the interview, CBS host Kate Addo asked Giroud if he ever gets annoyed at how Carragher pronounces his name.
The former Liverpool star pronounces the striker's name with a hard "d" at the end of the Giroud.
Giroud did admit that he is not bothered about the pronunciation as he said: "They have been calling me like that for nine years in the Premier League."
Carragher then asked to be "educated" by Giroud in order to say his name correctly.
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Giroud responded by saying his name in his French accent.
Kate then perfectly pronounced his name while Micah Richards' attempt saw him get it slightly wrong by over-exaggerating the 'r' in Giroud.
It then came to Carragher to have a go and his first attempt as he appeared to say "Olivier Griloud".
Giroud said: "No, no, not with an 'L'."
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Carragher then had another go but again got it wrong as he said what sounded like "Olivier Girwoo".
Giroud then said: "No not with a W," leaving the studio in hysterics.
The AC Milan star put in a vital contribution to help his side overcome PSG at the San Siro.
Giroud headed the winning goal in the 50th minute of an exciting Champions League clash.
Former Chelsea star Ruben Loftus-Cheek also earned plaudits for his performance.
Meanwhile, former Milan star Gianluigi Donnarumma was pelted with fake money by protesting home fans.
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