‘He will be back’ – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp sends message to Steven Gerrard after Aston Villa sacking

Jurgen Klopp has reacted to Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa sacking (Footage: Getty)

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists Steven Gerrard ‘shall be again’ following his sacking at Aston Villa.

Former Liverpool and England midfielder Gerrard was relieved of his duties following Villa’s dismal 3-0 defeat to Fulham on Thursday evening.

Aston Villa have received simply two of their 11 Premier League video games this season and solely sit above the relegation zone on purpose distinction.

In an announcement, Villa chief government Christian Purslow mentioned aims ‘had not been achieved’ beneath Gerrard, who joined the Premier League membership final November.

Aston Villa received simply 13 of their 40 video games beneath Gerrard following his transfer from Scottish membership Rangers.

Reacting to Gerrard’s sacking, Klopp mentioned: ‘I’m very certain he shall be again. I’ve at all times adopted him so we had a bit of trade this morning, nothing too deep.

‘I can think about it’s disappointing for him due to the bold he had. However I don’t suppose we have to fear about Stevie, he is aware of the sport and this stuff can occur.

Gerrard lasted lower than a yr at Villa Park (Image: Getty)

‘In life all of us get knocks, it’s about how we reply. He’s at all times come again earlier than and he'll come again from this.

‘Loads of nice mangers on the market have needed to go away golf equipment for whichever purpose and present up some place else, be taught from it, and discover a higher scenario.

‘He shall be again however I hope he takes a while as nicely. He’s been working just about on a regular basis since he stopped taking part in so perhaps he can take a while to recharge.’

Gerrard is the fourth Premier League supervisor to be sacked this season after Scott parker, Thomas Tuchel and Bruno Lage.

Earlier than he misplaced his job, Gerrard mentioned: ‘Inconsistency has value us, that’s the place we discover ourselves in. I took over the workforce in a really related scenario. We’ve tried to recruit to get us out of that scenario.

‘I’m a fighter – it’s in my DNA. I’ll proceed to combat until I’m advised in a different way.’

Aston Villa captain John McGinn, in the meantime, mentioned the gamers had ‘let down’ Gerrard after one other poor efficiency in opposition to Fulham.

Aston Villa misplaced 3-0 at Fulham final evening (Image: Getty)

‘It’s embarrassing to be a part of. We’ve let the travelling followers down, the supervisor down. It’s a nasty evening for us,’ he mentioned.

‘It doesn’t matter who’s answerable for that workforce. It’s nothing to do with the supervisor – the gamers have to take a look at themselves within the mirror. We’ve undoubtedly not misplaced religion in [the manager] – it’s us who're accountable.

‘He’s a prime supervisor, he’s hurting simply because the gamers are. We’ve let him down tonight. It’s as much as us now to place in a efficiency for him.’

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