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 that 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.
When Smith, who led Villa back to the top flight in 2019, was fired after five years in charge Villa were 15th in the table with 10 points from 11 matches.
Under Gerrard this season they have nine from 11 and he led them to only 12 wins in 38 Premier League matches.
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