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Michael Owen says Aston Villa are 'on the verge of something special' under Steven Gerrard after their 3-0 win over Leeds... as he claims that they could 'squeeze into Europe' next season

Michael Owen believes Aston Villa can achieve special things under the helm of Steven Gerrard.

The West Midlands side took their third win on the bounce, with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Leeds on Thursday.

Though it looks like they are on no more that a safe mid-table finish this season, Owen believes they can push on for bigger and better things next campaign.

Aston Villa made it three wins on the bounce with a comfortable victory over Leeds

He told Amazon Prime after the game: 'When Stevie took over they were floundering.

'They always had good players but they had a good transfer window, they have the basis of a good team and added a couple of players.