WARNOCK WORRIED

Stephen Warnock has admitted that Aston Villa league position is ‘a worry’

The Liverpool old-boy will join fellow ex-Reds Gerard Houllier, Gary McAllister and Emile Heskey in taking on their former club.

But Stephen Warnock insists the claret and blues’ current standing in 15th, just three points off the drop zone, is Villa’s most pressing concern.

He reckons climbing away from the unfamiliar territory in the table is more important than returning to the familiar territory of Anfield.

Stephen Warnock has admitted that Aston Villa league position is ‘a worry’

The Liverpool old-boy will join fellow ex-Reds Gerard Houllier, Gary McAllister and Emile Heskey in taking on their former club.

But Stephen Warnock insists the claret and blues’ current standing in 15th, just three points off the drop zone, is Villa’s most pressing concern.

He reckons climbing away from the unfamiliar territory in the table is more important than returning to the familiar territory of Anfield.

Villa need to bounce back with a positive result away to Roy Hodgson’s men after two league defeats and their Carling Cup exit at Blues.