Neil Critchley leaves Blackpool to join Aston Villa as Steven Gerrard’s assistant

02-Jun-2022 17:03:27 | The Guardian

Critchley led Blackpool to promotion from League One in 2021
Gerrard knows former Liverpool coach from his playing days

Aston Villa have appointed the former Blackpool manager Neil Critchley as Steven Gerrard’s new assistant.

Critchley – who led Blackpool to promotion to the Championship in 2021 after a playoff win over Lincoln – will once again link up with Gerrard whom he knows from his days at Liverpool. The 43-year-old replaces Michael Beale at Villa who became the new Queens Park Rangers manager this week.