Aston Villa drops threat of legal action against Jamie Carragher

Aston Villa dropped its threat of legal action against Jamie Carragher after the former Liverpool defender and Sky Sports pundit apologised publicly. On the Stick to Football podcast, Carragher had told Villa supporters to “shut the f*** up” amid discussion of manager Unai Emery potentially leaving for Manchester United. He called his language “clumsy and wrong”, said he had meant the remark as a joke, and acknowledged why it had offended fans.