Aston Villa and Jamie Carragher row over remarks and legal threat

Sport · First reported 1 Nov, 12:46 · Updated 13:16

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Jamie Carragher apologised after Aston Villa threatened legal action over his remarks about the club and its supporters. Reports say Villa later dropped the threat; coverage differs on whether the episode was chiefly a public-relations misstep or an example of clubs escalating disputes with pundits.

Carragher said Unai Emery might want the Manchester United job and argued that Villa sat below United in football’s hierarchy; he also told Villa fans to “shut up.”
Villa chairman Nassef Sawiris announced a legal threat, and Carragher apologised. The Guardian reports that Villa later dropped the threat.
The i Paper links the dispute to Villa’s frustration over losing players and its financial limits, while The Guardian focuses on Carragher’s comments, apology and the reported withdrawal of the threat.

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Key facts

Carragher’s remarks: He said Emery might want to manage Manchester United and told Villa supporters to “shut up.”
Villa’s response: Chairman Nassef Sawiris announced plans for legal action over Carragher’s comments.
Carragher’s response: He apologised to Villa, its owners and its fans, calling his language clumsy and wrong.
Later development: The Guardian reports that Villa dropped its threat of unspecified legal action.