Aston Villa to launch legal action against Jamie Carragher over X-rated comments

Aston Villa announced legal action against Jamie Carragher after the pundit dismissed the club's status and told fans to "shut the f*** up" on The Overlap.

Aston Villa confirmed Friday night they will initiate legal action against Jamie Carragher following comments he made on The Overlap podcast. Discussing whether Unai Emery might leave Villa for Manchester United, Carragher said "Aston Villa will never be Manchester United" and suggested the Spanish manager would want to manage "a giant again." He then told Villa fans to "shut the f*** up," arguing there is a hierarchy in football where bigger clubs take players and managers from smaller ones.

Villa responded with an official statement: "Aston Villa 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." Chairman Nassef Sawiris signed off the statement.