Aston Villa boss Gerrard confident calling on academy kids

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Aston Villa boss Gerrard confident calling on academy kids

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard admits he'll dip into the academy to cover absent senior players.

Villa host Chelsea on Sunday.

Gerrard said, "I knew from afar that it was a very strong, positive academy.

"Now, having looked at it for a month, I'm in a really lucky position because there are a lot of really talented players on the fringes of the first team.

“I'm certainly in a situation where, depending on how it goes, we might have to call upon players who are on the fringe.

"That's not right, but because we played a lot of players against Barrow (EFL Cup in August), the Premier League class them as having first-team experience."