'He will come back from that, 100%': Klopp reacts to Villa sacking Gerrard

Earlier today, Aston Villa sacked Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard after just eleven months in charge.

"I’m very sure he will come back from that," Jurgen Klopp said when asked about the news, as quoted by the Reds' official website.

"I’ve known him seven years in Liverpool, even with not meeting very often for different reasons. We had a little exchange this morning but nothing too deep or not a long conversation.

"I can imagine it’s disappointing for him because of the ambition he had and the things he wanted to achieve with Aston Villa. That’s obviously not cool.

"But I don’t think we have to worry now about Stevie. How he said himself yesterday after the game, he knows the game long enough and these kinds of things can happen.

"How always in life, we all get knocks here and there – it’s all about how you respond. You all know Stevie still better than I do; he always came back and he will come back from that, no doubt about that. Things like this can happen.

"A lot of great managers out there had to leave their previous clubs for different reasons, some of the best did that quite frequently during their career and showed up somewhere else, learned from it, found a better situation, whatever. He will be back 100 per cent.

"But now I hope actually that he takes a bit of time for him, because since he finished his career he was pretty much working all the time, if I’m right, so maybe use it now a little bit for himself, to recharge."

Villa decided to part ways with Gerrard after a 3-0 defeat to Fulham. The Villans registered just two wins in 11 opening Premier League games this season under Gerrard and are sitting in 17th place in the standings.