Ahmed Elmohamady identifies what Aston Villa need next as manager

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Ahmed Elmohamady has told Aston Villa they need to bring in a manager with experience, who is capable of dealing with the big occasion.

Dean Smith was sacked on Sunday after a run of five losses – the last of which saw Villa lose 1-0 to struggling Southampton on the south coast.

Villa’s poor form has seen them drop into a relegation battle at this early stage. Christian Purslow has decided to make a change now.

Steven Gerrard is the front runner. Late-night reports on Tuesday stated that luring him away from Rangers would cost Villa less than £3million.

Taking to Twitter, ex-Aston Villa defender Elmohamady – who has now retired – urged Purslow to hire a manager who can handle the pressure.

Elmohamady on next Villa manager: Sums up Gerrard, no?

Having taken over at Rangers in the summer of 2018, Gerrard is now in his fourth season as Gers gaffer – just seven games shy of managing 200 games.

In his 193, he has won a huge 125. Last season, Rangers went unbeaten to clinch the Scottish Premiership title – keeping calm under huge pressure.

That pressure emanated around the fact that Celtic were pursuing 10 in a row, a record in Scottish football. But Rangers stood tall to deny them.

Elmohamady wants experience, a man to handle the big occasion. Well, he has basically summed up Liverpool legend Gerrard in a nutshell.