Forget Konsa: Gerrard must ruthlessly axe £88k-p/w Villa "hypocrite", he's a liability - opinion

Aston Villa are back in action this afternoon with a Premier League clash against Wolves following the latest international break.

Despite only being one place above the Villans in the league table, Wolves are currently 10 points ahead of Steven Gerrard’s side.

Regardless of the significant points gap, the 41-year-old will undoubtedly want to see his side pick up all three points at Molineux after losing 1-0 to Arsenal in their previous league outing.

Also, with Wolves securing a dramatic 3-2 away win over their upcoming opponents back in October after being 2-0 down going into the final 10 minutes, the Villa players will certainly have revenge on their minds.

In terms of which players Gerrard could select in his starting XI to take on Bruno Lage’s side, one player who featured against Arsenal but we feel shouldn’t be in the team on this occasion is Ashley Young.

During the defeat against Mikel Arteta’s side, the Englishman “got rinsed” by Gunners winger Bukayo Saka according to Villa journalist Ashley Preece in his match report for Birmingham Live.

Also, the 36-year-old – who is currently picking up £88k-per-week according to Salary Sport – gave away the ball 18 times, committed two fouls and lost 50% of his duels on that afternoon, making him a bit of a liability for his side.

In comparison to fellow defender Ezri Konsa, the centre-back showed how capable he can be on and off the ball by completing 100% of his passes and winning 100% of his duels, highlighting just how shaky Young was last time out.

Labelled a “hypocrite” by Noel Whelan for his post-match comments on the exuberance of Arsenal’s celebrations after their Villa Park victory, Young shouldn’t get the opportunity to be a weak link for his side once again