Jamie Carragher can only laugh as former Merseyside rival makes claim

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Everton legend Duncan Ferguson has downplayed his reputation as the hardest player in the Blues' dressing room during his formidable playing days, even hinting that Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher was a more daunting figure than himself. Despite his tough-tackling image and making life difficult for opposing defenders like Carragher, former Premier League star Ferguson insists he's often been misjudged.

While featuring on Sky Sports' 'Monday Night Football' with Carragher for Everton's 1-1 draw against West Ham on Monday night, Ferguson remarked: "People that don't know me think I'm the hardest man that ever walked this planet. Some of the rubbish that gets written about you, 'The toughest guy that ever played in the Premier League.'" He then proceeded to debunk this myth, suggesting that not only were some of his Everton colleagues harder than him, but also a chuckling Carragher on the show.

Duncan Ferguson was known as a Premier League hardman (Image: Getty Images) "I wasn't even the toughest guy in my dressing room, so I could never have been the toughest guy that played in the Premier League," continued Ferguson. "I'm not even the toughest guy on his sofa, by the way.