O'Neill fury at Barry outburst
Villa manager Martin O'Neill has hit back at captain Gareth Barry's comments and has reiterated that it will take £18million to take him to Liverpool.
Villa manager Martin O'Neill has hit back at captain Gareth Barry's comments and has reiterated that it will take £18million to take him to Liverpool.
Paul Merson has warned former Villa team mate Gareth Barry he could end up regretting the proposed big-money move to Anfield.
Former Aston Villa skipper David Platt has stood by his belief that Gareth Barry should quit the midlands club and move to Liverpool. Former Aston Villa skipper David Platt has stood by his belief that Gareth Barry should quit the midlands club and move to Liverpool. Villa boss Martin O'Neill described Platt's comments as "worthless" when he originally made his stance on Barry known when working as a television pundit last month. But the ex-England midfielder is unbowed and believes Barry has to leave - in the same way Michael Carrick left Tottenham to move to Manchester United two years ago. Platt said: "Michael Carrick needed to leave and join a big club because it puts bigger demands on you and it is the same with Gareth Barry. It's not necessarily the people within the club but just the level you are playing at and what you are playing for. "I've always said that Michael Carrick was like a Rolls Royce. He needed to put his foot down and have to run to show what it could do - and I'd say the same with Gareth." Read more in the Shropshire Star
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