In the previous Premier League season, Aston Villa, under the management of Steven Gerard, finished 14th place. General expectations are that in this current season, changes would be made to improve...

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Klopp believes those views are typical of a media over-reaction to the early-season fortunes of their arch-rivals.

The summer recruit from Sevilla was injured on his second competitive appearance for the club

Traore was limited to just nine Premier League appearances last season and is yet to feature for Villa this campaign. He could however soon be offered an escape route from Villa Park.

Here is Sportsmail's daily live blog for all the latest transfer news and new deals, with a number of high-profile players set to be on the move this summer.