Jamie Carragher has apologised to Aston Villa after linking the club’s manager, Unai Emery, with becoming head coach of Manchester United.
Carragher acknowledged that the language he used was “clumsy and wrong”. His comments prompted Aston Villa to threaten legal action against him.
The former footballer and broadcaster’s apology was directed at the club over the remarks concerning Emery. The supplied information does not provide further details about the wording of the original comments, the nature of Villa’s proposed legal action or whether the club has responded to the apology.
The latest known position is that Carragher has apologised, following the dispute with Aston Villa over his comments about Emery’s potential move to Manchester United.