Aston Villa

Aston Villa are eyeing the Sporting head coach Rúben Amorim after receiving little encouragement from Mauricio Pochettino about replacing Steven Gerrard.

But the permanent signing of Philippe Coutinho, with whom Gerrard played at Liverpool, has backfired while Emiliano Buendía, Danny Ings and Leon Bailey, the trio of players signed to replace Jack Grealish after he moved to Manchester City for £100m, which predated Gerrard’s arrival from Rangers, have underwhelmed. [Brentford](https://www.theguardian.com/football/brentford) head coach, Thomas Frank, has admirers within the Villa hierarchy, notably Lange, with whom he worked in Denmark at Lyngby, but feels he has “unfinished business” at the west London club, who are 10th, and is open to signing a new contract. Sporting paid €15m to land Amorim from Braga and inserted a €30m release clause in the four-year contract he signed in 2020, but Villa are thought not to be deterred by the prospect of having to pay hefty compensation. A run of eight wins from 31 matches this calendar year provoked concern at board level and anger among the fanbase. Villa could offer a large financial package to Amorim, who earns about €3m (£2.6m) a year, but it is unclear how willing he would be to sign up to a relegation battle. Gerrard was relieved of his duties soon after an [embarrassing 3-0 defeat at Fulham](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/20/fulham-aston-villa-premier-league-match-report) but travelled back to Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training ground on the team bus and said his goodbyes to his players in the early hours of Friday.

Steven Gerrard was dismissed by Aston Villa following defeat to Fulham, with the club languishing above the relegation zone.

LONDON, Oct 21 — Steven Gerrard vowed he would “never quit” after his Aston Villa side slumped to another damaging defeat. Minutes later he was sacked in a ...

When he joined the club they were 16th in the Premier League table. Considered one of the greatest players in Premier League history, Gerrard made a promising start to life as a manager, guiding Rangers to their first Scottish Premiership title for a decade in 2021. The former Rangers boss paid the price for just two wins in the first 11 Premier League matches of the season, with only goal difference keeping Villa out of the relegation zone after the 3-0 loss to Fulham yesterday.

Steven Gerrard was sacked by Aston Villa after a poor run of form, but Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has backed him to eventually return.

They are currently outside of the relegation zone, but only on goal difference and have scored just four goals in their last eight games. WHAT HE SAID: Speaking in his press conference Klopp said: "I don't think we have to worry about Stevie. It was the Liverpool legends second managerial position after his stint at Rangers and Klopp has backed him to return to the dugout in no time.

LONDON: Steven Gerrard (pix) vowed he would “never quit” after his Aston Villa side slumped to another damaging defeat. Minutes later he was sacked in...

When he joined the club they were 16th in the Premier League table. He led them to a 14th-place finish last season but leaves with Villa 17th in the table, level on points with Wolves, who are in the bottom three. The former Rangers boss paid the price for just two wins in the first 11 Premier League matches of the season, with only goal difference keeping Villa out of the relegation zone after the 3-0 loss to Fulham on Thursday.

LONDON, Oct 21 — Steven Gerrard's reign as Aston Villa manager ended on Thursday as he was sacked shortly after his team slumped to a demoralising 3-0 ...

It’s a bad night for us,” he said. “I believe with time and patience he could have got to where that football club wants to go.” “It’s embarrassing to be part of.