Aston Villa to sue ex-Liverpool star Carragher over ‘unacceptable insults’
- Aston Villa’s chairman has accused ex-Liverpool defender Carragher of insulting the West Midlands club.
- Aston Villa will pursue legal action against pundit Jamie Carragher, the Premier League club has said, accusing the former Liverpool defender of making “unacceptable insults” about the club and their supporters.
- Villa’s response followed comments by Carragher on the Stick to Football podcast, where he told Villa supporters to “shut the [expletive] up” and said, “Aston Villa will never be Manchester United”, suggesting there is a hierarchy in football.
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- Aston Villa’s chairman has accused ex-Liverpool defender Carragher of insulting the West Midlands club.
- Aston Villa will pursue legal action against pundit Jamie Carragher, the Premier League club has said, accusing the former Liverpool defender of making “unacceptable insults” about the club and their supporters.
- Villa’s response followed comments by Carragher on the Stick to Football podcast, where he told Villa supporters to “shut the [expletive] up” and said, “Aston Villa will never be Manchester United”, suggesting there is a hierarchy in football.
Sources: Al Jazeera