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Steven Gerrard says Tyrone Mings should relish Elland Road gauntlet as Aston Villa visit Leeds with the defender backed to reclaim his England place after Gareth Southgate left him out his latest squad

Steven Gerrard is backing Tyrone Mings to beat the barrackers at Leeds on Sunday and send Gareth Southgate a timely reminder.

The Aston Villa defender is the man the Elland Road faithful make sure gets a hard time whenever he turns up.

And the fixture itself took on extra edge when Leeds scored a controversial goal in 2019 and then-manager Marcelo Bielsa ordered his players to let Villa walk in an instant equaliser.

Tyrone Mings and Aston Villa make the trip to Elland Road to take on Leeds United on Sunday
Villa boss Steven Gerrard has been impressed with Mings' reaction since losing the captaincy

Mings claimed the bragging rights last season by helping Gerrard's side to a 3-0 win in Yorkshire in March despite a barrage of abuse from the stands.