Aston Villa job is not a stepping stone to Liverpool – Gerrard (Warning: Video contains flash photography)Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard says it is “very unfair” to call the club a stepping stone towards his dream of one day becoming Liverpool manager.Gerrard left Scottish side Rangers to take over at the Midlands club after they sacked Dean Smith.The 41-year-old has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Villa.”I’m all-in and I will give this job everything that it needs for it to be a success. I’ll be 100% committed and so will my staff,” said Gerrard.”[It’s] very unfair and you’ll never hear me saying it’s a stepping stone. For me, I’m really honoured and proud to be in this position.”Catch up with all the best bits from Gerrard’s first Aston Villa news conference Former England captain Gerrard played 710 games and scored 186 goals for Liverpool during a 17-year career at Anfield, winning eight major trophies, including the Champions League in 2005. “There is nothing wrong in football wi… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Steven Gerrard says it is ‘unfair’ to call Aston Villa ‘stepping stone’ to Liverpool job
