Villa opportunity was too big to turn down, says new boss Gerrard

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New Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard said the opportunity to manage the Premier League club was one he could not turn down as the former Rangers boss gets ready to test his credentials in the English top flight.Gerrard, who ended Celtic's nine-year domination in Scotland and led Rangers to an unbeaten t

New Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard said the opportunity to manage the Premier League club was one he could not turn down as the former Rangers boss gets ready to test his credentials in the English top flight.

"When the phone call sunk in, I wanted this to happen very quickly because, first and foremost, the opportunity was too big. From there, it happened really quick," the former Liverpool and England skipper said in an interview on the club's website. After three years with Rangers, Gerrard said he was walking away with his"head held high" having helped rebuild the Glasgow club that had struggled after relegation to the bottom tier, financial issues and insolvency in the past decade.

"I have to respect that the leagues are very different in terms of the level, but I've learned an awful lot in the past 3-1/2 years. I've lived under that pressure and that demand to win every single week and to compete," he added.

 

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