Aston Villa drop threat of legal action against Jamie Carragher after apology

Aston Villa have dropped their threat of legal action against Jamie Carragher following an apology from the Sky Sports pundit.

Villa announced on Friday that they would be taking legal action against Carragher for “unacceptable insults about the club and its fans” on the Stick to Football podcast. The former Liverpool defender had told Villa supporters to “shut the fuck up” after being criticised for suggesting Unai Emery should consider taking the Manchester United job if Michael Carrick is sacked.

Carragher apologised on social media on Saturday, posting on X: “I’d like to apologise to Aston Villa, the owners and their fans. My language this week was clumsy and wrong. I can assure Villa fans it was tongue-in-cheek but I can understand it’s not come across that way, so apologies. Good luck today UTV [Up the Villa]!”

Villa, who face Barcelona in the Champions League on Tuesday, have confirmed they will not be proceeding with the legal threat against the 48-year-old.