Steven Gerrard was sacked by Aston Villa after a poor run of kind, however Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp has backed him to ultimately return.
- Gerrard sacked with Villa seventeenth
- No wins in final 4, simply two all season
- Klopp backs him to return
WHAT HAPPENED? Gerrard was sacked by Villa following an embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Fulham on Thursday evening. It was the Liverpool legends second managerial place after his stint at Rangers and Klopp has backed him to return to the dugout very quickly.
WHAT HE SAID: Talking in his press convention Klopp mentioned: “I do not assume we’ve got to fret about Stevie. He mentioned himself yesterday after the sport, he is aware of the sport lengthy sufficient and these form of issues can occur.
“All the time in life, all of us get knocks right here and there it is all about the way you reply. You all know Stevie nonetheless higher than I do; he at all times got here again and he’ll come again from that, little question about that.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Gerrard leaves Aston Villa after solely profitable 13 video games whereas in control of the membership. They’re presently exterior of the relegation zone, however solely on objective distinction and have scored simply 4 targets of their final eight video games.
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WHAT NEXT FOR GERRARD & VILLA? It’s unknown what Gerrard’s subsequent step can be however Aston Villa at the moment are on the seek for their new supervisor. They face Brentford on October 23 as they attempt to fill their vacant place, with Thomas Frank, Ruben Amorim and Mauricio Pochettino all linked with the position.