Palhinha acknowledged seeing the criticism after friends shared clips of it with him.

"I saw it because some people sent it to me, I can't say I didn't see it," he said, before reflecting on how Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo had also been a target for Carragher's criticism during his time with the club.

Palhinha expressed a lack of concern for Carragher's opinions, suggesting that the pundit speaks negatively about others in order to stay in the spotlight.

"I don't care what the people say. If he speaks bad things about Ronaldo, he can speak about everyone. Some people need to speak about another to be on the screens on the TV. My life is not about that, definitely," he stated.

Palhinha also felt that Carragher's comments were somewhat misplaced, suggesting that the pundit hadn't seen enough of his performances at Tottenham to make a fair assessment.

"I think he should have seen probably more games of me at Tottenham. I think I am doing a top season," Palhinha said, ahead of the North London derby against Arsenal.