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PETER CROUCH: Steven Gerrard's joy for the Aston Villa job makes me think I should have gone into coaching... a leader and a born winner, his aura means he is a shoo-in for Liverpool when Jurgen Klopp eventually leaves

Steven Gerrard just loves it, doesn't he? Watch him celebrate those two goals on his first day in the Aston Villa dugout. That cannot be manufactured. It's just in him. He lives and breathes the job.

That dedication should stand him in good stead to make a success of this Premier League lark. And success would surprise nobody, especially those who know him.

I've always thought his reactions to goals on the touchline — and this was the same at Rangers — are almost as if he has stuck one in the top corner from 25 yards himself.