Norwich City boss Dean Smith says he'll always be an Aston Villa fan.
Smith faces his old employers tonight just weeks after his sacking.
He said: “I'll always be a Villa fan. I was quite proud of the fact my boy came back from America and he wanted to go to watch Liverpool-Villa rather than Norwich-Manchester United. All our family are Villa fans, but I know he'll be at the game tomorrow night and he'll be supporting Norwich."
Tonight is the seventh time Smith has faced Villa as an opposing manager. The previous six all came when he was in charge of Brentford and he boasts an unbeaten record.
He hopes his inside knowledge of the Villa squad can help, explaining: “There's an advantage obviously that I know the strengths and weaknesses of all the players because I brought the majority of them in. But they also know what I'm about as well so they'll know what I'll be looking to do too."
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