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New Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard was once sent off for tackle on club's U23 coach
Steven Gerrard was named as the new Aston Villa boss this week - and is now set to link up with U23 coach George Boateng, who Gerrard crunched with a studs-up tackle back in 2001.Gerrard made over 700 appearances for the Reds and was given his marching orders on eight separate occasions.And one of the first red cards Gerrard received in a Liverpool shirt was against Villa, with the 41-year-old dismissed for a strong tackle on Boateng.Boateng has been coaching back at Villa Park for two-and-a-half years and will now form an important part of Gerrard's backroom support team.Gerrard will also link back up with former Liverpool team-mates Danny Ings and Ashley Young following his move from Rangers earlier this week.The former England midfielder