PREMIER - Gerrard on first match: ''The excitement levels are really high''

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PREMIER - Gerrard on first match: ''The excitement levels are really high''
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As he prepares for the visit of Brighton on Saturday, Steven Gerrard says his first match as Aston Villa manager "can't come soon enough."

The 41-year-old departed Scottish champions Rangers to take over at the Birmingham club, which fired Dean Smith last week after five straight league losses.

After 11 games, Villa sit in 16th place in the Premier League, two points above the relegation zone, but Gerrard is eager to get started.

"The excitement levels are really, really high," former Liverpool midfielder Gerrard told VillaTV. "I'm very hungry, very ambitious and the start can't come quickly enough."

Following the current international break, the former England international will play his debut game at home against Graham Potter's Brighton on Saturday.

On December 11, he takes his team to face Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool, and he also has games against Manchester City and Chelsea coming up later in the month.