Steven Gerrard sacked by Aston Villa

Aston Villa fired Steven Gerrard in lower than two hours after a 3-0 loss to Fulham on Thursday.

The writing was on the wall for Gerrard after a dismal show that left his aspect in seventeenth place after 11 video games and solely out of the relegation zone on targets scored.

Aston Villa Football Club can affirm that Head Coach Steven Gerrard has left the membership with quick impact.

— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 20, 2022

“Head Coach Steven Gerrard has left the club with immediate effect. We would like to thank Steven for his hard work and commitment and wish him well for the future,” Aston Villa mentioned in an announcement on their web site.

The Liverpool nice was employed final November in a Premier League return that many anticipated would ultimately result in the supervisor’s position again at Liverpool, the place he performed 710 matches — many as captain — and is broadly thought to be one in all its greatest gamers.

The 42-year-old Gerrard joined Villa after a 3½-year stint in Scottish soccer the place as a first-time head coach he remodeled the fortunes of Rangers and ended the long-time dominance of Glasgow rival Celtic.

Villa completed in 14th place final season.

As per the stories, former Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Paris St Germain supervisor Mauricio Pochettino has emerged as an early favorite to take over from Gerrard.