Steven Gerrard

And Wolves have reportedly interviewed former Lyon boss Peter Bosz as a candidate for their managerial vacancy.

Elsewhere, Chelsea’s pursuit of AC Milan forward Rafael Leao has suffered a blow after Milan director Daniele Massaro said they would meet with the 23-year-old’s father at the Ballon d’Or ceremony on Monday to discuss a new contract. The same newspaper says Wolves have interviewed former Ajax, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund boss Peter Bosz as a candidate for their managerial vacancy. The Daily Telegraph reports that Aston Villa are eyeing up former Tottenham and Paris St Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino, 50, as a possible replacement for Steven Gerrard, 42.

Aston Villa Communications Director Tommy Jordan has slammed talk that Steven Gerrard has been sacked as "complete lies".

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Pictures emerged on social media on Monday night of Gerrard posing for pictures in the Bowring Park pub in Liverpool amid suggestions Villa had sacked him ...

If you do, you shouldn't.' In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Bowring Park denied Gerrard had been drinking heavily as had been suggested on social media and that he'd called in to meet up with relatives. Tweets emerged on social media on Monday night of Gerrard posing for pictures in the Bowring Park pub in Liverpool that suggested Villa had sacked him following poor results.

With Steven Gerrard reportedly at risk of the sack at Aston Villa, The Sporting News looks at his record as manager of the Premier League club.

Meanwhile, Gerrard has overseen a net spend of £52m ($58.9m) according to figures from Transfermarkt, all while bringing in some big names including former Liverpool and Barcelona star Philippe Coutinho. Interestingly, during Gerrard's stint as Villa boss, his side have managed to score 45 goals but concede just 47. Those three clubs have seen their managers from the majority of that stint suffer different fates: Graham Potter left Brighton for Chelsea, West Ham's David Moyes has continued without undue pressure, and Bruno Lage was relieved of his duties by Wolves this month. Goals Conceded Goals Scored During that time, Villa have managed to record more wins than Leeds United, Everton and Southampton of all sides that have been in the league during both the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons.