Dan Bardell hosts The Athletic's podcast all about Aston Villa with regular contributors, club correspondent Gregg Evans and Junior Editor Holly Percival, plus special guest Andy Mitten.

We've all had a chance to calm down after the Brentford loss, but we're hoping Steven Gerrard has impressed upon the players that he won't tolerate a second-half performance like that.

Into January, then, and not much transfer business yet, but we do have the pressing matter of a league/cup double header with Manchester United. We're joined by one of the most well connected men in the United press box to talk about how vulnerable the Red Devils are right now.

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