Jamie Carragher has apologised to Aston Villa, their owners and supporters after sparking a furious backlash with his comments about the club, which prompted Villa to threaten legal action.The former Liverpool defender, who works as a pundit and commentator for Sky Sports, came under fire following remarks made on the Stick to Football podcast, where he discussed Unai Emery's future and suggested the Villa manager could eventually move to Manchester United. 🗣Carragher: "Shut the fu*k up Villa fans. You'll never be Man Utd." ◼️The arrogance and disrespect shown by Carragher (and his stooges) towards such a historic club like Villa is disgusting.. They don't call it the red cartel for nothing 🤮 #MCFC #AVFC https://t.co/XRVKPWQqPh— GeezaVibe (@GeezaVibe) October 30, 2026 Carragher also questioned Villa's standing in the football hierarchy."There is a chain in football, whether you like it or not. Real Madrid will take Manchester United's best player – they did it with Cristiano Ronaldo. And there will be clubs below Aston Villa who will take their players or manager, so shut the f*** up, Aston Villa fans. Aston Villa will never be Manchester United," Carragher said.Villa responded strongly on Friday, announcing their intention to pursue legal action over what they described as "unacceptable insults". The statement was signed by club chairman Nassef Sawiris, who made it clear that criticism was one thing, but personal insults were another."Aston Villa will not allow anyone to stop our ascension in English and European football," the club declared.I’d like to apologise to Aston Villa, the owners & their fans. My language this week was clumsy & 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!— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) October 31, 2026 Sawiris later added: "Having any critical opinion is different from using foul language against any fans and showing up as if nothing has happened the following week."Carragher moved to defuse the situation on Saturday, issuing a public apology through social media."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 hasn't come across that way, so apologies. Good luck today. UTV!" he wrote.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUEMatchday 4Tuesday20.45: (2.05) Galatasaray (4.40) Stuttgart (2.95)20.45: (3.40) Shakhtar Donetsk (4.00) Sporting Lisbon (2.00)23.00: (2.70) Atletico Madrid (3.70) Bayern Munich (2.40)23.00: (1.27) Barcelona (6.00) Aston Villa (8.50)23.00: (1.70) Bodo/Glimt (4.30) Lille (4.20)23.00: (3.50) Feyenoord (4.50) Inter Milan (1.90)23.00: (1.40) LASK (5.20) Slovan Bratislava (7.00)23.00: (2.25) Manchester United (3.90) Roma (2.85)23.00: (4.20) Villarreal (4.70) PSG (1.70)Wednesday20.45: (12.0) AEK Athens (7.50) Real Madrid (1.22)20.45: (5.40) Fenerbahce (5.00) Liverpool (1.52)23.00: (1.70) Borussia Dortmund (4.20) Real Betis (4.30)23.00: (3.00) Lens (4.00) Como (2.15)23.00: (2.10) PSV (4.20) Club Brugge (2.95)23.00: (1.97) Porto (3.80) Napoli (3.50)23.00: (4.90) RB Leipzig (5.20) Manchester City (1.57)23.00: (11.0) Slavia Prague (6.25) Arsenal (1.25)23.00: (1.42) Viking (5.00) Sabah Baku (6.25)***odds are subject to change***
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