Jamie Carragher, a former Liverpool player turned pundit, claims that Steven Gerrard has been abused by Aston Villa fans.
The recently fired ex-Villa manager was a longtime Liverpool teammate of Carragher.
Together, they took home a number of significant awards, including the Champions League.
Carragher has now defended his friend, claiming that Villa supporters went too far by chanting for him to "get out of our club."
“I think it was the right decision,” Carragher told Monday Night Football.
“Mainly on the back of the second half at Fulham. There was the sending off and it all started to go wrong it was no longer just a 1-0 defeat but it ended up being two then three.
“And with the reaction of the crowd, I think there was no way Stevie could’ve gone into the game on Sunday on the back of those chants and the discontent from Villa supporters.
“I’m not saying this because he’s a friend and I think that supporters who pay money and go away midweek – 100 per cent they’re allowed to voice their concerns and it hasn’t been going well.
“They’ve felt it’s been a little bit dull and not exciting enough. I just felt that some of the chants at the end, and maybe because he’s my mate, I think they crossed the line a little bit.”