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Paul Gorst

'I supported Liverpool' - Christian Purslow explains decision to sack Steven Gerrard at Aston Villa

Aston Villa CEO Christian Purslow has opened up on the decision to sack Steven Gerrard as manager in October, admitting their time together at Liverpool made the call more difficult.

Gerrard was relieved of his duties at Villa Park having won just 12 of his 38 games after succeeding Dean Smith in November 2021 following a wildly successful stint at Rangers where he beat Celtic to the Scottish Premiership title with 102 points having gone the entire season without defeat.

The legendary former Liverpool captain's spell at Villa Park was a disappointing one however and his replacement, Unai Emery, has since taken the Villans up to fifth in the Premier League.

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