Carragher arrived at Euston Station on Monday morning after being called into Sky HQ to explain his actions
13:30, 12 Mar 2018Updated 16:18, 12 Mar 2018
Jamie Carragher admits he repulsed is by his "disgusting" spitting shame but has urged fans to remember his "25 years in the public eye rather than five seconds of madness".
Liverpool legend Carragher was filmed spitting at a football fan and his 14-year-old daughter after having taunts fired in his direction as he drove away from Old Trafford on Monday.
Sky Sports bosses have suspended Carragher after calling him to their London HQ to explain his actions on Monday morning and for talks over the incident and his future.
The ex-England defender has been pulled from the programme ahead of Stoke vs Manchester City but it's understood has not been sacked from working as a pundit for the company.
Carragher told Sky News: "I haven’t offered my resignation. I’m just talking to people at Sky and going forward they’ve made it be known that they’re very disappointed.
"I’ve brought shame on Sky.
Carragher was forced to watch back his spitting shame on Sky News(Image: Sky News)
Carragher looked close to tears as he attempted to explain his actions(Image: Sky News)
"What I would say is there is no doubt what I’ve done is digusting. I apologise for it. If someone in that game had done that, I’d have vilified them for the next few days.
"What I hope, after 25 years in the public eye, is that five seconds of madness will not take over my life. Hopefully going forward I can show the real me - I don’t think that’s a real representation of me. I’ve made mistakes, but this is a huge one.
Carragher was grilled on Sky News(Image: )
"It remains to be seen [what happens now]. It’s obviously Sky’s decision."
When quizzed whether he thinks he should be sacked, Carragher said: "That’s down to the powers above.
"Hopefully I can how people over the next days and weeks the real me. Hopefully a moment of madness won’t cloud people’s judgment of me, my character, my career."
Carragher is a regular on Monday Night Football(Image: @Carra23/Twitter)
Carragher is taking a scheduled two-week break(Image: @SkySportsPL/Twitter)
A Sky Sports statement said: "Sky takes this matter extremely seriously and strongly condemns Jamie's actions, we have made that clear to him in person today and suspended him from his duties. It falls well below the standards we expect of our people.”
He will spend two weeks off screen as part of a break that was already booked prior to the incident coming to light.
Carragher aims a spit at a football fan(Image: Daily Mirror)
The spray hit a 14-year-old girl(Image: Daily Mirror)
The 40-year-old was due to appear on Sky Sports' flagship football broadcast alongside Gary Neville and Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers.
Carragher was spotted arriving at Liverpool Lime Street station before getting the train down to Euston station in London before his crunch talks.
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Carragher insists his behaviour was out of character and refused to condone his actions.
"You can’t obviously condone that behaviour no matter what. In any way shape or form, where you are, who you represent.
"I’ve let Sky Sports down, my family and the family involved.
“It was a moment of madness, it’s difficult for me to explain.
“It's the lowest of the low. I’ve never done it before, I’ll never do it again.
Carragher is a Liverpool legend(Image: Liverpool Echo)
"It’s just that moment of madness for four or five seconds. No matter the circumstances, you can’t ever behave like that.
"I called the family and they were upset.
"The biggest regret, certainly, is for the 14 year old girl to be caught in the middle of this, and my altercation with the father.
"It’s my biggest devastation that a young 14 year old has become embroiled in this.
"I’ve got a daughter the same age...it’s difficult to find the words for the way I’d react.
Carragher leaves Liverpool on Monday morning(Image: Daily Mirror)
Carragher in action for England at the 2010 World Cup(Image: Getty Images)
"It is my biggest regret of course, but all I can do right now is apologise. I can’t go back. Hopefully they accept that. I’d like to apologise once more to them all."
Gary Neville has backed his co-pundit and hopes he will get to work with him again.
Neville tweeted: "I’ve just watched Carra23 say sorry. No excuses he’s made a big mistake .
"He’s massively passionate about football and he’s overstepped the mark and shouldn’t have reacted .
"I’ve been on TV for 3 years with him and imo this isolated incident shouldn’t stop us working together."
Danish TV channel TV3 Sport had already dumped Carragher from their coverage of Manchester United's Champions League clash with Sevilla on Tuesday night.
"It does not look good," TV3 Sport executive director Peter Nørrelund told Ekstra Bladet.
Gary Neville will still be MNF on Monday night(Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images)
"He should have been at Old Trafford tomorrow for United-Sevilla, and we have chosen to sit over.
"We have sent an employee to Liverpool so we can get the story from the horse's mouth."
The situation was watched keenly by former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys, who was left the broadcaster in January 2011 after sexist comments made off air regarding female referee's assistant Sian Massey.
Carragher got the train down for crunch talks with Sky bosses on Monday morning(Image: PA)
Carragher zipped round to west London on a scooter(Image: PA)
Keys and Carragher previously clashed on Twitter in April 2017 in a row over Carragher calling Arsenal players cowards after a 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace.
The incident, which occurred while he was driving, ended when the 40-year-old wound down his window and spat in the direction of the fans.
Carragher has said he will "apologise again properly" over the incident - and claims that he did not see the girl.
He said today as he arrived in London: "I'll speak to the family again. I'm sorry. I'll apologise again today properly."
Asked if he had seen the girl in the car, he replied: "I didn't to be honest, she was leant back. I wish she wasn't involved. I hate that she was involved more than anything."
Carragher has apologised to the family(Image: PA)
In a tweet on Sunday night, Carragher apologised for his behaviour, writing: "Totally out of order & Ive apologised personally to all the family this evening.
"I was goaded 3/4 times along the motorway while being filmed & lost my rag. No excuse apologies."