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Aston Villa have dropped their threat of legal action against Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher after he made comments about the club, its supporters and manager Unai Emery on the Stick to Football podcast. Carragher suggested Emery should consider taking the Manchester United job if Michael Carrick is sacked and told Villa fans to 'shut up' if they took issue with that statement. Villa issued a statement on Friday that they would initiate legal action against Carragher for his 'unacceptable insults'. Carragher apologised on social media, admitting he used 'clumsy and wrong' language. Villa will now take no further action, the Press Association understands.
Villa are in Champions League action on Tuesday when they take on Barcelona at the Nou Camp. Barcelona are among the favourites to win the competition and sit top of La Liga after 10 wins from 11 matches. But they are eighth in the league phase table after seeing their perfect start to the campaign ended by a 4-2 defeat at PSG in their most recent fixture.
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