Aston Villa supervisor Steven Gerrard admits he is attempting to study from Xavi's spectacular begin to life at Barcelona
The La Liga giants have been on a dismal run of previous to the membership legend's return as boss, having gained simply 4 of their opening 13 La Liga matches.
However now they've been skilled an distinctive turnaround and have misplaced simply certainly one of their earlier 16 league encounters. They're additionally massive favourites to assert the Europa League.
A Liverpool legends facet met Barcelona's icons on the weekend, and former Rangers boss Gerrard ran out in entrance of the Kop as soon as extra.
Having taken over at Villa final 12 months following final 12 months's Premiership win at Ibrox, Gerrard says he is taking suggestions from the brand new man on the Camp Nou helm.
He informed the Liverpool Echo : "In my place, you are at all times attempting to study off everybody you may. There's loads of media round Xavi as a result of he was a world-class participant.
"He's somebody I've the utmost respect for as a participant and I am clearly watching him as a coach as effectively.
"He's on an analogous journey to myself: very younger, very new and I am certain he's studying so much day-after-day like me.
"I want to give him a private good luck message, I hope he makes it an enormous success and I'd like to see him at Barcelona for a few years."