Aston Villa to take legal action against pundit Jamie Carragher over insults
Villa chairman Nassef Sawiris said on Friday that the club would sue Carragher over "unacceptable insults" to the club and its fans. On a podcast, the pundit had told Villa supporters to shut up and said Villa "will never be Manchester United".
Aston Villa say they will start legal action against Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher. The club accuses him of "unacceptable insults" about Villa and its supporters. Villa posted the statement on X on Friday evening. It was signed by chairman Nassef Sawiris, the Guardian and the BBC reported. "Aston Villa will initiate legal action against Jamie Carragher for his unacceptable insults about the club and its fans," the statement said. It added that the club would "not allow anyone to stop our ascension in English and European football". The statement did not say what form the legal action would take. The row began on the Stick to Football podcast. Carragher, a 48-year-old former Liverpool defender, suggested that Villa manager Unai Emery would be interested in the Manchester United job. According to the BBC, Michael Carrick's position at United is in doubt after a poor start to the season. Carragher argued that football has a hierarchy, with bigger clubs taking players and managers from smaller ones. He said Real Madrid had taken Cristiano Ronaldo from United. He…
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