Here’s the latest Aston Villa news on Saturday, August 13, 2022. John McGinn has revealed talks he had with previous captains including Jack Grealish and Tyrone Mings ahead of his first season as captain of Aston Villa .
Steven Gerrard made the decision prior to the beginning of the 2022/23 to hand the Scottish midfielder the armband in favour of England international Mings, who had been appointed to the role by Dean Smith following the exit of Grealish to Manchester City last summer.
McGinn got off to a winning start in his first fixture as skipper, as his side beat their Ligue 1 opponents Stade Rennais 2-1 in a pre-season friendly.
However, Gerrard's men failed to replicate these successes on the first day of the season as the boys in claret and blue, or just blue on this occasion in the 2022/23 away kit, tasted defeat to newly promoted Bournemouth.