Gerrard Sacked

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 Premier League defeat at Fulham.

The writing was on the wall for Gerrard after a dismal display left his side in 17th place after 11 games and only out of the relegation zone on goals scored.

"We would like to thank Steven for his hard work and commitment and wish him well for the future," Aston Villa said in a statement on their website.
Gerrard replaced the popular Dean Smith last November after Villa's poor run of form, having been at Scottish club Rangers since 2018 and leading them to the title.

Villa's chief executive Christian Purslow spoke at the time of Gerrard taking the team to the next level, but the reality is the Midlands club are in worse shape than they were under Smith.

Villa captain John McGinn said the players needed to take responsibility for the situation.

"It's embarrassing to be part of. We've let the travelling fans down, the manager down. It's a bad night for us," he said.

"It doesn't matter who's in charge of that team. It's nothing to do with the manager. The players have to look at themselves in the mirror."