Jamie Carragher has apologised to Aston Villa, the club's owners and their fans for utilizing "clumsy and wrong" connection erstwhile linking manager Unai Emery with becoming Manchester United caput coach.
On Friday, Villa said they would initiate ineligible enactment against the erstwhile England defender for what they described arsenic "unacceptable insults".
The club's statement, signed by president Nassef Sawiris, referred to comments made by Carragher connected the Stick to Football podcast, erstwhile helium suggested Emery would privation to negociate a "giant" club.
He besides told the club's fans to unopen up, adding: "Aston Villa volition ne'er beryllium Manchester United."
Posting connected societal media connected Saturday, Carragher said his comments were intended to beryllium "tongue successful cheek".
"I'd similar to apologise to Aston Villa, the owners and their fans," the pundit wrote.
"My connection this week was clumsy and wrong.
"I tin guarantee Villa fans it was lingua successful feature but I tin recognize it's not travel crossed that way, truthful apologies."
Manchester United manager Michael Carrick's presumption is hanging successful the equilibrium pursuing a dismal commencement to the season.
Referring to erstwhile Paris St-Germain and Arsenal brag Emery, Carragher said connected Stick to Football: "Surely helium would privation that accidental to negociate a elephantine again.
"There is simply a concatenation successful football, whether you similar it oregon not.
"So Real Madrid volition instrumentality Manchester United's champion player, they did it with [Cristiano] Ronaldo. And determination volition beryllium teams beneath Aston Villa, and they'll instrumentality their players oregon manager, truthful unopen the [expletive] up Aston Villa fans. Aston Villa volition ne'er beryllium Manchester United."
After his comments attracted disapproval from Villa fans, Carragher responded connected societal media, stating that telling them to unopen up had been "a joke" and helium had been praising Emery and the nine "for years".
He reiterated connected the Overlap Daily podcast that his connection to Villa fans had been meant "in jest", adding: "I conscionable deliberation Unai Emery is the champion manager successful the league and if you're Man Utd you're thinking, what's the champion we tin get?"
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