Liverpool legend outlines how Steven Gerrard has already succeeded at Aston Villa

Liverpool legend Ian Rush has outlined that he already believes Steven Gerrard has had one success as Aston Villa manager, after steering the club clear of immediate threats of relegation.

Speaking to Gambling.com, Rush said: "Steven Gerrard will not be used to suffering back-to-back defeats given how well he did as Rangers manager, but the Premier League is a lot tougher and he’ll have to pick his side up for the visit to Brighton this Saturday.

"Every job in the Premier League comes with pressure and Gerrard will be feeling a bit of that this week, but there’s no need to panic just yet.

"The Villa board brought Gerrard in because they were fearful of relegation and the job he’s done already has them looking pretty safe.

"So from here it’s all about getting experience of managing at this level, which is why I don’t think losing two or even three games on the bounce will do his credentials any harm.

"You might not look at it that way if you’re a Villa fan, because you want to win every game, but they were in danger of getting relegated before he took over and now they’re not.

"Gerrard’s task remains to keep Villa in the Premier League, and I think he’ll do that comfortably this season and build from there, so all these little bumps in the road will help make him the top manager I think he can become."

Villa have lost two games on the bounce against relegation battlers, Newcastle United and Watford. Gerrard will be hoping to put an end to this disappointing run of results as he lines his side up to face Graham Potter and Brighton this weekend.

The reverse fixture of Gerrard's first game in charge of Villa, where Ollie Watkins and Tyrone Mings clinched all three points in the dying embers of the game.