Steven Gerrard has explained that his Aston Villa side were ready for a 'war' when they took on Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Villa came away from Merseyside with a 1-0 win thanks to a first-half header from Emiliano Buendia, latching onto a corner from the returning Lucas Digne at the near post.
Everton attempted to rally in the second half and produced some chances on goal but couldn't find the equaliser under caretaker boss Duncan Ferguson.