'I'd have been after you'
Jamie Carragher warned by Vinnie Jones over ‘cowardly’ act of spitting at young girl
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VINNIE JONES has warned "cowardly" Jamie Carragher he would have chased him, dragged him out of his car and knocked seven bells out of him had he spat at his daughter.
Shocking footage emerged of TV pundit and Liverpool legend Carragher spitting in the face of a 14-year-old girl after her father teased him about Manchester United's 2-1 win over the Reds on Saturday.
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Carragher, 40, is thought to earn more than £1million a year working at Sky Sports in the role he landed after retiring from football in 2013.
He has been axed from covering United's Champions League clash against Sevilla tomorrow night by Danish channel TV3 Sport.
Showdown talks with Sky are set to take place today over his future.
Speaking on his weekly Monday slot on 's Alan Brazil's Sports Breakfast with Alan and Joey Barton, the former footie hardman Jones, 53, blasted: "It is cowardly.
- Footage emerged yesterday of Carragher spitting at a 14-year-old girl through the window of his Range Rover
- The £1m-a-year pundit was photographed arriving in London this morning for a showdown with Sky bosses amid reports he could be sacked
- Danish TV station TV3 Sport has already confirmed Carragher will no longer front their Champions League coverage tomorrow night
- Joey Barton has said the former Liverpool defender should be sacked from his role
- Vinnie Jones branded him as a ‘coward’ on TalkSPORT
- Richard Keys – who resigned from Sky after a sexism scandal - said ‘this will be interesting’
- Go to Sun Football for all the latest
Jamie Carragher spits at Manchester United fan from his car window after Liverpool's loss at Old Trafford
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"How has the lad driving it not driven after Jamie, rammed him, dragged him out of the car and beat seven?... you know what I mean.
"If someone spat at my daughter sitting in the car, I would have been after them.
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"There is no sitting on the fence here, Jamie is down the road - down the Jobcentre tomorrow.
"Spitting at 14-year-olds through a window? He is presenting on the TV. For Christ's sake, he is supposed to be one of the top men.
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"You can't condone that whatsoever. It is filth, it is absolute filth."
Footage shows Carragher spitting in a young girl's face after her United-fan dad shouted: "Unlucky Jamie lad - 2-1."
There is no sitting on the fence here, Jamie is down the road - down the Jobcentre tomorrow
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A Sky Sports spokesperson said: "It’s unacceptable behaviour and we will be addressing it with Jamie."
TalkSPORT pundit Joey Barton also believes Carragher is likely to face the axe from Sky, calling his reaction "absolute madness".
Police can bring assault charges over spitting - or prosecute as a public order offence.
Former England defender Carragher claimed he had been "goaded" by the family and apologised for spitting.
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He tweeted: "Totally out of order and I've apologised personally to all the family this evening.
"I was goaded three/four times along the motorway while being being filmed and lost my rag. No excuse apologies."
Carragher was due to appear as a pundit on Monday Night Football to analyse Stoke's home clash against Manchester City.
But that will now depend on the outcome of today's meetings.
Jamie Carragher apologises for spitting at 14-year-old girl, as he arrives at London Euston
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