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.Published On 31 Oct 202631 Oct 2026Aston 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.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Club in crisis: What are Manchester United’s top five problems?list 2 of 4Wounded Arsenal seek redemption in Anfield test against Liverpoollist 3 of 4Canada’s in-form Leylah Fernandez reaches Pan Pacific Open final in Tokyolist 4 of 4LeBron James, Tyrese Maxey shine as 76ers beat Knicks in NBA Cup thrillerend of list“I’m not trying to annoy Villa fans but there is a chain in football, whether you like it or not,” said Carragher. “So Real Madrid will take Man United’s best player, they’ll take [Cristiano] Ronaldo. There’s very few above United, the same...