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'Plenty of managers will want the job': Aston Villa fans say 'good riddances' as manager Steven Gerrard is sacked after taking the club backwards despite building his own 'solid' squad

Aston Villa fans are pleased to see the back of Steven Gerrard after he was sacked following a miserable defeat to Fulham.

Ten-man Villa were humiliated 3-0 at Craven Cottage, leaving them 17th in the table and the club moved to act just over an hour after full-time.

The former England captain has now been dismissed just 11 months after succeeding Dean Smith at Villa Park, and Villa have targeted former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino, with conversations thought to have been held between intermediaries.

The message on the club’s website was terse.