Aston Villa handed Douglas Luiz boost

It has been a busy week at Aston Villa after the midweek sacking of Steven Gerrard following a heavy defeat at Fulham however the Villans should re-focus their consideration for an essential recreation towards Brentford on Sunday.

Gerrard was relieved of his duties after seeing his facet fall 3-0 at Craven Cottage on Thursday, a loss that left Villa hovering simply above the relegation zone within the Premier League.

There isn’t any time for the gamers to dwell on the Liverpool legend’s departure, nonetheless, as they want three factors towards the Bees on Sunday in the event that they wish to distance themselves from the underside three.

Aaron Danks is the person accountable for the Midlands membership this weekend and he will likely be vastly relieved concerning the information that emerged not lengthy after the defeat at Fulham.

Douglas Luiz was despatched off in London for a perceived headbutt on Aleksandar Mitrovic, with VAR encouraging the referee to supply a purple card.

Nevertheless, in a baffling flip of occasions, the Premier League have now reversed their resolution and rescinded Luiz’s purple card, which means that he’s accessible for choice at Villa Park on Sunday afternoon.

Are you content to listen to Luiz is again?

The previous Manchester Metropolis dynamo has been a mainstay at Villa since becoming a member of the membership in 2019, making 122 appearances, through which he has contributed seven objectives and eight assists.

The 24-year-old machine additionally just lately committed his future to the membership and appears set to be an essential participant for Villa for the numerous future, regardless of who arrives as the brand new supervisor.

Again in 2021, Luiz’s spectacular type caught the attention of his former supervisor Pep Guardiola, with the Residents boss filled with reward for the younger midfielder.

He said:

“He’s an essential participant for Aston Villa. A man who’s intelligent with the ball, so bodily robust. He’s a beautiful, pretty man.”

Within the absence of Boubacar Kamara, who stays injured for the foreseeable future, it was important that Villa have a defensive midfielder accessible for Brentford, so Danks will likely be delighted that Luiz’s purple card was overturned.