Aston Villa to sue Jamie Carragher over 'unacceptable insults'
Aston Villa have declared their intention to take legal action against Jamie Carragher, the Sky Sports pundit and _Telegraph_ columnist, over “unacceptable insults about the club and its fans”. In a statement released late on Friday night, Villa’s co-owner Nassef Sawiris was quoted in a statement announcing plans to sue Carragher for his comments on the _Stick to Football_ podcast. Villa’s statement read: “ [Aston Villa](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/aston-villa-fc/) will initiate legal action against Jamie Carragher for his unacceptable insults about the club and its fans. “Aston Villa will not allow anyone to stop our ascension in English and European football. “Aston Villa will never be Manchester United. “And there will be teams below Aston Villa, and they’ll take their players or manager, so shut the f--- up Aston Villa fans.”
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