Carragher apologises for Villa comment after legal threat

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Updated Jamie Carragher sorry for 'clumsy' Villa comments after threat of legal action Updated / Saturday, 31 Oct 2026 13:33 Getty Aston Villa has said they will sue Jamie Carragher Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has apologised to Aston Villa for using "clumsy and wrong" language when discussing the club. Good luck today UTV!" Villa’s announcement of their intention to take action against Carragher was signed by chairman Nassef Sawiris.

"If Aston Villa were to pursue a defamation claim, they would need to demonstrate that Jamie Carragher’s comments caused, or were likely to cause, serious harm to the club’s reputation. The 48-year-old Sky Sports pundit argued there was a hierarchy in football, saying "Aston Villa will never be Man United".

"I’m not trying to annoy Villa fans but there is a chain in football, whether you like it or not," said Carragher. "But there will be teams below Aston Villa and they (Villa) will take their manager or they will take their players, so shut the f*** up Villa fans.