Aston Villa’s 3–0 loss to Fulham on Thursday was the final straw for Steven Gerrard.
Villa sacked its manager after a run of poor results left the club hovering just above the Premier League’s relegation zone following its latest defeat. The side sits in 17th place after 11 matches, out of the bottom three only on tiebreaker. Villa is winless in its last four matches and is 2-6-3 overall, leading to the club to sack the former Liverpool great, who rose to prominence as a manager for the work he previously did at Scottish power Rangers.
Villa said little in light of the decision, only offering Gerrard a token statement that read: “We would like to thank Steven for his hard work and commitment and wish him well for the future.”
