New Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard says that can’t ‘control the noise’ that will surround his return to Liverpool next month – but insists he will go to Anfield looking to upset his old club.
Villa take on Gerrard’s boyhood side, where he made over 700 appearances, in Merseyside on December 11- his fifth game in charge of his next team.
And, whilst the former midfielder admits that he can’t control the hysteria that will surround the match, his only intention is to come away from Merseyside with three points.
“I don’t think me or anyone else will be able to control the noise,” Gerrard said speaking to Villa TV in his first interview as their new boss. “For me, that’s not important.
“What is important is the chance to go to Anfield and win, to take maximum points, which is the attitude and mentality we have going into every game. It is what it is.
“I want to win every game. My priority and focus, and everything I will give on a daily basis, will be for Aston Villa.
“One thing I can guarantee the supporters, the players, and the staff here is that when I commit to something, I’m all in.”
Gerrard was appointed Villa boss last week after three successful years at Rangers, where he won the club’s first Scottish Premiership title in ten years.
But now, as manager of the Premier League club, the former England international admits that he is excited to take charge of such an ‘iconic football club’.
He added: “I think Aston Villa sells itself. It’s an iconic football club that I know pretty well from the outside.
“I’m excited to get involved inside, start building relationships, get on the training pitch, and get started.
“The excitement levels are really, really high. I’m very ambitious and the start can’t come quick enough.”
“The excitement levels are really, really high. I’m very hungry and very ambitious and the start can’t come quick enough.”
Watch Steven Gerrard’s first interview as the Head Coach of Aston Villa.
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