Liverpool hero Steve McManaman has warned Rangers boss Steven Gerrard about moving to Aston Villa.
McManaman has urged Steven Gerrard to think carefully about becoming the new Aston Villa manager due to the club's 'atrocious' treatment of Smith.
“The way Aston Villa have treated Dean Smith is absolutely atrocious," he said.
"They were fifteenth in the Championship. He's taken them to where they are now, and they've lost their best player in Jack Grealish.
“Yes they've had a couple bad results. They were 2-0 up against Wolves, which ended 3-2, but that wasn't the manager's fault. Five defeats on the bounce and they've just cast him aside. The way he's been treated is diabolical. It's just considered 'the norm' and 'acceptable' to treat people like this in football.
“He's not been given the chance to get himself out of it. You win 20 on the bounce – it's great. You lose five on the bounce – you lose your job. It's just awful."
Speaking in his column forhorseracing.net, he said: "If it was Steven going to that club, I would just say 'No!'
"The way that they've treated their manager, does that mean if Steven loses five on the bounce he is going to get canned as well? And it's just accepted? Absolutely not.
"The main thing is to be happy, to have a relationship with your owner, to have a relationship with the people above, trust each other – and trust each other when things are going a little bit south rather than when everything is going great all the time because you can't be great all the time. It's impossible.
"They needed time to get themselves together, and they've just chucked him aside. I feel sorry for him. It just shows you what football management is now, and it turns out it's not very pleasant at all."
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