Steven Gerrard was left 'disappointed and upset' by club's decision

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Yet Villa endured a catastrophic start to the season.READ MORE: Liverpool has Alexander Isak 'serious injury' fear giving Arne Slot worst-possible scenarioREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk explains Liverpool 'aim' and shares delight before Premier League firstThe West Midlands club secured just two victories from its first 12 Premier League fixtures, and it opted to dismiss Gerrard following a humiliating 3-0 loss at Fulham.He was removed from his position with Villa languishing in 17th place.Looking back on his spell at Villa, Gerrard, who recorded just 13 wins and eight draws from his 40 matches in charge, told TNT Sports' Ally's Social Club: "Going into the second season, I'm thinking, 'We've taken Villa from 17th to seventh, eighth, ninth.Gerrard left Villa in 2022(Image: Getty Images)"We're in a good place. We've made three or four really strong signings.

We bounced back against Everton, won 1–0, steadied it a bit."But when we lost momentum towards the end of October, I didn't feel like I could pull it back. I felt like I'd changed the dynamics and upset too many people in the dressing room too quickly, and that hurt me a lot."Gerrard, who has been without a club since departing Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq in January, continued: "I think there was a core group of players in the dressing room who pulled away from us as a staff."And interestingly enough, none of those players are in and around the starting XI now."Yeah, because Villa - from my experience with Villa - I've got a lot of respect for the fans, the club, the ground, the history and everything.

Some of the players we worked with at Villa were top, top players - John McGinn - a manager's dream, on and off the pitch."Matty Cash. We made some top signings.