Steven Gerrard has taken the ruthless decision to strip Tyrone Mings of the Aston Villa captaincy and hand it to John McGinn.
The former Liverpool midfielder has stamped his authority on the Villa squad in his first pre-season since taking over from Dean Smith in November, stripping his centre-back of the captaincy he took on last August in a bid to improve his individual performances.
Mings is no longer guaranteed a starting place in Gerrard’s strongest line-up following their signing of Diego Carlos and his decision to remove the armband from the England international adds further credence to the thought of his diminishing minutes.
