At his former club Aston Villa, Benteke was the undoubted star of the team and under both Paul Lambert and Tim Sherwood, the team's tactics were geared towards getting the best out of their leading striker.
Not exact matches
Championship side Blackburn Rovers are reportedly ready to offer a player - coach role to their
former keeper who spent eight years
at the
club prior to his move to
Aston Villa having amassed a total of 356 appearances for the Lancashire
club.
Nigel Winterburn has praised his
former club's stunning performance in the FA Cup final win over
Aston Villa
at the weekend and feels it was their best of the season.
The attacker was replaced on Sunday during Liverpool's disappointing 1 - 1 draw with Norwich City, and following scans, has been ruled out of the Merseysiders» clash with
Aston Villa — Benteke's
former club —
at the weekend.
Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert was
at his
former club Borussia Dortmund for their Champions League clash against Arsenal on Tuesday.
Former Gunner Paul Merson has suggested it will take time for
Aston Villa's summer signings to bed in
at the
club.
The 18 - year - old
former Aston Villa youngster, who signed his first professional contract with the north London side in the summer of 2014, was due to remain
at Oakwell until
at least 3 January 2016 but will now return to his parent
club after the deal was brought to a premature end.