Carragher issued an apology to Aston Villa, their owners, and fans following legal action announced in a statement signed by chairman Nassef Sawiris. The controversy stemmed from comments on the Stick to Football podcast, where Carragher argued Unai Emery would jump at the chance to manage a "giant" like Manchester United and told Villa fans to shut up. While Carragher initially defended his comments as jokes on social media and the Overlap Daily podcast, he conceded his wording was clumsy. In his defense, he also reaffirmed his high opinion of Emery, previously calling him the best manager in the league.
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Jamie Carragher publicly retracted his language after facing threatened litigation from A…: Jamie Carragher publicly retracted his language after facing threatened litigation from Aston Villa's hierarchy.
The pundit maintained his comments about the supporters and the club were meant in jest r…: The pundit maintained his comments about the supporters and the club were meant in jest rather than malice.
Carragher had previously described Unai Emery as the best manager currently working in th…: Carragher had previously described Unai Emery as the best manager currently working in the league.
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Jamie Carragher has apologised to Aston Villa, the club's owners and their fans for using "clumsy and wrong" language when linking manager Unai Emery with becoming Manchester United head coach.
On Friday, Villa said they would initiate legal action against the former England defender for what they described as "unacceptable insults".
The club's statement, signed by chairman Nassef Sawiris, referred to comments made by Carragher on the Stick to Football podcast, when he suggested Emery would want to manage a "giant" club.
He also told the club's fans to shut up, adding: "Aston Villa will never be Manchester United."
Posting on social media on Saturday, Carragher said his comments were intended to be "tongue in cheek".
"I'd like to apologise to Aston Villa, the owners and their fans," the pundit wrote.
"My language this week was clumsy and wrong.
"I can assure Villa fans it was tongue in cheek but I can understand it's not come across that way, so apologies."
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