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Aston Villa exit the FA Cup at the 3rd Round stage after defeat at Old Trafford to Manchester United. Plus it wouldn't be an Aston Villa vs Manchester United fixture without a controversial decision, this time = VAR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just what can "football icon" Phillipe Coutinho bring to Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa side?James Rushton caught up with Reach's football scouting expert (and thankfully Liverpool fan) Josh Williams to chat all things Coutinho. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's silly season and a whole host of names have been linked with a move to Villa Park, we look at the Top 3 rumours in Phillipe Coutinho, Lucas Digne and Oriol Romeu.We also reflect on Steven Gerrard's comments in the build up to Villa's trip to Manchester United in the FA Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Absolutely not the start any of us wanted to 2022 as Villa take the lead in a game only to throw away all three points (again) - this time down in West London against Brentford. The very definition of "a game of two halves" and there's lots to work on for Steven Gerrard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Rushton & Dan Rolinson sit down to reflect on the Boxing Day defeat at Villa Park as Chelsea dish Villa a knockout blow to take all three points...

Aston Villa fans choose Emiliano Martinez as the club's best performer in 2021 thanks to the annual Reach Fans' Footballer of the Year award, over 4000 votes in the Aston Villa category! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Rushton is joined by the returning Ty Bracey, as well as debutant Stephen (who runs VillaAnalytics) to talk over Villa's win over Norwich.- How will Villa deal with Nakamba's bad injury news?- What did they make of Deano's reception?- Are Villa doing the right thing with Chukwuemeka?- What are we learning about Jacob Ramsey?

A LOT has been made about Steven Gerrard's return to Anfield this week, and frankly, he handled it pretty well. Only Mo Salah's penalty the difference as Liverpool beat Gerrard's Villa 1-0 - here's our Villa reporter Ashley Preece with the post-match debrief...Keep up to date with our latest episodes: https://bit.ly/ClaretAndBlueNewsletterFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ClaretBluePodDan Rolinson: https://twitter.com/DanRolinsonAshley Preece: https://twitter.com/PreeceObserver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Townley, Pat Rowe and James Rushton caught up to break down Villa's win over Leicester, the performance of Marvelous Nakamba and how much they are looking forward to Gerrard's Anfield homecoming...

A huge win for Aston Villa at Villa Park as Gerrard makes it 9 points from 12!

A first defeat for Steven Gerrard as Aston Villa Head Coach but there are plenty of encouraging signs in that second half in particular against Man City.Gerrard will learn more about this Aston Villa squad from that defeat than the previous two wins.

It's time for the annual Reach Fans' Footballer of the Year award in which a selection of Premier League players battle it out for the best player in 2021. VOTE HERE: https://www.mirror.co.uk/fans-footballer-of-the-year/The award also has a bonus winner per club round so we're here today to bring you the nominees for Aston Villa!

Steven Gerrard has won his first two games in charge as Aston Villa Head Coach, so what exactly has he changed to turn Aston Villa's fortunes around?

That's a really good win for Aston Villa on the road against Crystal Palace. Steven Gerrard won't be pleased with losing the clean sheet in the final minutes of the game but 6 points from an available 6 in his first two games is fantastic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's game number two for Steven Gerrard as stand in host Matt Davies is joined by Ashley Preece and John Townley to discuss Aston Villa's trip to Crystal Palace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's episode of AVFC Extra (it's been a while huh) we assess how Steven Gerrard changed things in his first game at Aston Villa to beat Brighton. Joining Dan Rolinson and Pat Rowe is friend of the channel and scouting expert, Josh Williams. They discuss Watkins out wide, Buendia's struggles and how long it'll take for Gerrard to fully implement his methods.

A HUGE three points for Steven Gerrard and Aston Villa as they beat Brighton 2-0 at Villa Park... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steven Gerrard will take to the Aston Villa dugout as Head Coach for the very first time this Saturday as Graham Potter's 7th placed Brighton side head to B6.

Steven Gerrard has done his first interview as Aston Villa Head Coach today, so we watched it and gave you our thoughts on what was a very classy and professional showing from the new boss.

BREAKING: Steven Gerrard is the new Aston Villa Head Coach.Join Dan Rolinson, Ashley Preece and Mat Kendrick as they react to the news and look ahead to the job Steven Gerrard has on his hands to turn Aston Villa around.