VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-31
“It was a joke after the stick Villa fans have given me over saying Emery may fancy joining Man Utd,”
Jamie Carragher · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-31
Carragher said on social media that he was trying to defuse the controversy by explaining his remarks were made in jest.
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