ASTON VILLA raced into a 3-0 lead inside 15 MINUTES against Brentford days after Steven Gerrard was sacked.
It had taken Villa 466 minutes to score their final three goals at the end of Gerrard’s tenure as manager.
Leon Bailey opened the scoring against the Bees in the 2nd minute.
Danny Ings then doubled the Villans’ lead in the 7th before grabbing a second not long after.
And the game was put to bed in the second half as Ollie Watkins grabbed Villa’s fourth and final goal of the afternoon.
“Steven Gerrard must be fuming” with Villa’s free-scoring form against Brentford.
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One fan said on Twitter: “Imagine how fuming Steven Gerrard is watching this.”
Another said: “No Club should be hiring Steven Gerrard now.”
However, despite the fan saying Gerrard shouldn’t land a job – he’s been tipped to be in the running for the England position IF Gareth Southgate leaves his post after the World Cup.
Ex-England striker Darren Bent said on talkSPORT: “It wouldn’t surprise me if he was one of the candidates for the England job next.
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“I’m not saying that he should get it, but you know what the FA are like.
“They like people who have been in the system before.”
Bent added: “He’s obviously played for England and he’s very much a company man, isn’t he?
“It wouldn’t surprise me. I just think that he could be one, certainly.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
