Aston Villa have denied claims that Steven Gerrard has been sacked as manager in the wake of Sunday's 2-0 defeat against Chelsea.
Gerrard is under serious pressure at Villa Park following a miserable start to the season which has seen his side collect just nine points from their opening 10 games.
Villa's poor run of form continued on Sunday, when Chelsea delivered their fifth defeat of the campaign to leave them languishing in 16th place, and reports from Football Insider on Monday suggested the club had already parted company with their under-fire manager.