Aston Villa to sue Jamie Carragher over "unacceptable insults" to fans

Aston Villa have announced legal action against pundit Jamie Carragher over "unacceptable insults" directed at the club and its supporters.

• Aston Villa announced plans to initiate legal action against Jamie Carragher, in a statement on X signed by chairman Nassef Sawiris.
• The statement said the club "will not allow anyone to stop our ascension in English and European football."
• Carragher told Villa fans to "shut the fuck up" and said "Aston Villa will never be Man United" on the Stick to Football podcast, after suggesting Unai Emery may be interested in the Manchester United job.
• Carragher responded on social media that the remark "was a joke after the stick Villa fans have given me."