Dan Bardell hosts a special edition of The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa FC with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival.

We've barely had a chance to draw breath since the departure of Dean Smith and Steven Gerrard has already been appointed as the new manager. He's expected to bring his highly regarded support staff with him from Rangers and we're all excited to see what he can do starting with Brighton at Villa Park a week on Saturday.

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