Steven Gerrard is confident that Tyrone Mings will push his way back into Aston Villa’s starting line-up once he has shaken off a groin injury.
The centre back’s absence from Villa’s first XI against Bournemouth on Saturday prompted calls from fans for him to be reinstated, and the club legend Paul McGrath took to Twitter to give his view, telling Gerrard to “get him in the team”.
Mings was stripped of the captaincy in the summer, with Gerrard picking John McGinn as his new leader, and the Villa manager made a comment after the game that suggested the England player would have to fight to get back in the team.
“I’m confident and have full belief that when Tyrone is back at his best and