Villa drop legal action threat against Carragher

Aston Villa have dropped their threat of legal action against Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher.

The former Liverpool defender had apologised on Saturday for using "clumsy and wrong" language when linking manager Unai Emery with becoming Manchester United head coach.

On Friday, Villa had said they would initiate legal action against the former England defender for what they described as "unacceptable insults".

The club's statement, signed by chairman Nassef Sawiris, referred to comments made by Carragher on the Stick to Football podcast, when he suggested Emery would want to manage a "giant" club.

However, Villa have now ended any threat of legal action following Carragher's apology.