The last time Steven Gerrard had to swallow four successive defeats was eight years ago, a time when he was still playing, patrolling the Liverpool midfield, dovetailing with Philippe Coutinho and his manager was Brendan Rodgers. That same autumn, an Aston Villa team led by Paul Lambert featuring Philippe Senderos, Carlos Sánchez and Kieran Richardson had just lost six Premier League games on the spin. On Saturday Coutinho will be on the pitch at Leicester’s King Power Stadium, where Gerrard will share the touchline with Rodgers as his Villa side seek to reverse a slide that has hampered their hopes of a top-half finish.