Steven Gerrard set to be handed huge boost as Aston Villa star eyes return from injury

Marvelous Nakamba is set to step-up his recovery from a knee injury which had ruled him out of action for over three months.

The midfielder has missed 13 games after suffering a serious knee injury at Anfield, during Villa's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool.

Nakamba underwent surgery to fix the issues and was expected to be out for between 12 to 16 weeks.

The Zimbabwe international had been in excellent form for Villa before picking up the injury, as he was voted the club’s player of the month for November.

Having played five games under Steven Gerrard since the former Rangers boss left the Scottish champions for Villa, Nakamba cemented himself in the starting XI and was arguably the most consistent performer under the new head coach.

Nakamba is now closing in on a return after his 13th week of recovery.

The midfielder has pencilled in a return for Villa's trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday, April 2.

Villa's game against Arsenal this coming weekend will come too soon for the 28-year-old, but following an international break the week after that, he could make his long-awaited return to action for the start of next month.

Before Villa's game against Southampton nine days ago, Gerrard revealed: "Nakamba is going to be another three to four weeks, hopefully it will be three."

Nakamba's return will come as a welcome boost for Gerrard as Villa look to end the campaign positively.

The Villa boss was impressed with the midfielder's contributions earlier this season. Back in December, he said: "He’s (Nakamba) been fantastic, he’s trained extremely well.

"He’s been really open, his performances have been outstanding. We were aware of Marvelous before we came in, but he’s somebody who has really stood up and jumped out, he’s