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Hannah Pinnock

'We will' - Steven Gerrard sends Aston Villa warning to Man City as Liverpool wait

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard has warned his side are ready to 'fight' when they take on Manchester City on Sunday.

The title race has gone into the final day of the season with City holding a one-point advantage over Liverpool at the top of the table.

The Reds host Wolves on Sunday but even if they win, they will need Pep Guardiola's side to drop points in order to lift the championship.

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And Gerrard, who made more than 700 appearances for Liverpool, has stressed that Villa will make it as 'difficult as they can' for the defending champions at the Etihad.

The Anfield great, speaking after the 1-1 draw at home to Burnley on Thursday, said: "We are 14th in the league and we've just been given a lap of honour and our fans were incredible. Moving forward, this club cannot finish 14th again.

"We need to change things and come back better and stronger next season. The first part of the job was to stay safe but we wanted to finish in top half. Moving forward we need to improve in a lot of departments. We need to recruit well.

"We can’t control people asking us questions [about the title race]. We just have to focus on preparing in the best way we can. There are three points to play for.

"We will try and give it our best shot and make our supporters proud on the last day of the season. We have little time to prepare for the Manchester City game. We'll try and make it as difficult as we can for them. We will fight for everything we can."

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