Steven Gerrard has rubbished claims that Aston Villa have nothing to play for in their final two games of the Premier League season but also suggested he may field two very different sides.
That is music to the ears of Liverpool supporters, who need the Midlands club to do a number on Manchester City on the final day of the season in order to wrestle the title away from them. Despite languishing in midtable, Villa have found themselves in a position where they can have a big say in finalising matters at both ends of the table.
First, they will host relegation-threatened Burnley on Thursday at Villa Park before facing off against Pep Guardiola's side on Sunday , who can clinch a fourth title in five years if they beat Villa, regardless of how Liverpool do against Wolverhampton Wanderers. But when it was put to Gerrard in his press conference on Wednesday that Villa's opponents have far more to play for than themselves, the former Anfield captain was having none of it.
