Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson regrets calling the club's supporters "spoiled" after they jeered his players off the pitch in midweek.
Palace were booed after Wednesday's 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Selhurst Park in the Premier League.
Hodgson said fans had been "spoiled here in recent times", but apologised before Saturday's visit of Liverpool.
"I am distressed by my comments and choice of word, which I bitterly regret," he said.
Palace suffered a third consecutive loss at Selhurst Park as they were beaten by Bournemouth, and they have not won on home turf since a 3-2 victory over Wolves on 3 September.