Steven Gerrard admits concerns over future as Aston Villa boss warned he ‘has three games to save job’ and Erling Haaland could twist the knife

Steven Gerrard admits he has issues over his future as Aston Villa supervisor following the 2-1 defeat at Arsenal.

Villa slipped to a fourth defeat in their fifth game of the season as Gabriel Martinelli bagged a winner after Douglas Luiz had cancelled out Gabriel Jesus’ opener for the Gunners.

The underwhelming begin follows years of heavy funding and an alarming conclusion to the 2021/22 season below Gerrard.

When requested if he had issues over his future, the Villa supervisor mentioned: “In fact I do.

“I’m being trustworthy and demanding of myself. I’ll do my job one of the best I can do. I’ll step ahead and take duty as finest I can.

“But when I stood right here and mentioned I wasn’t involved you’d take a look at me as if I used to be from a special planet.

“We confirmed character and dedication and we had been hanging on at occasions but when we hold getting vital moments in key areas we’ll proceed to concede targets.

“We talk about this most days and it’s actually irritating that the messages don’t appear to be getting by means of.”

Up next for Villa is Manchester City and Erling Haaland, who netted his second-consecutive hat-trick during a 6-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest on Wednesday evening.

Ex-Chelsea defender Jason Cundy warns Gerrard that Haaland might be relishing the possibility to make historical past as the primary participant to attain three straight top-flight trebles.

With fixtures towards Leicester and Southampton to observe, Cundy fears Gerrard has three matches to save lots of his job.

Cundy informed talkSPORT: “It’s been a really powerful begin to the season for Aston Villa and it’s continued from the place final season ended.

“There’s a sample that’s beginning to emerge. Gerrard is struggling to get constant outcomes, performances, targets, clear sheets… they’re having a tricky time.

“When you take a look at the place they’re and the fixtures they’ve received arising – they’ve received Man Metropolis on the weekend.

“Haaland might be in search of one other ball. No one has each scored three hat-tricks on the spin.

“If there’s a crew you wish to play towards proper now to get a 3rd hat-trick on the spin, Villa is correct on the prime of your record.

“Then Villa participant Leicester. In the event that they lose that, I feel the hierarchy at Villa will begin to panic.

“Then it’s Southampton at residence. If he loses the subsequent three video games, I feel it’s actually exhausting to make a case for Gerrard holding his job.

“I don’t need him to get sacked, however that’s the Premier League.”