A section of established Aston Villa stars have reportedly been left miffed by Steven Gerrard 's way of working in search for success.
The former Rangers boss is hell-bent on leading the Villans to greater heights but the 41-year-old was left ruing his side's display in their lifeless 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth on the opening day of the English Premier League season. And the misstep on the south coast comes amid a storm after Gerrard challenged former skipper Tyrone Mings to look him in the eye and tell him he's ready to start again.
Owners Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens have grand plans for Villa and chief executive Christian Purslow handpicked Gerrard to usher in a new era of success after he was lured from Ibrox last November. And they green lit a summer spree which landed Sevilla standout Diego Carlos, Marseille free agent Boubacar Kamara and loan standout Phillipe Coutinho.