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Philippe Coutinho pulling the strings and a new-look defence: How Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa could line up next season after a busy summer

Steven Gerrard has had a busy summer.

After guiding Aston Villa to a comfortable 14th place finish last season and threatening to spoil Manchester City's party on the final day, he has set about strengthening his squad as the Villans look to push up the table.

The Midlands side have clung on to key players and brought in some solid first team additions such as Boubacar Kamara (free) and Diego Carlos (£26 million).

They also picked up Scottish wonderkid Rory Wilson (£350,000), who has the potential to become a world beating forward.