Steven Gerrard was the manager of Philippe Coutinho at the time.
Steven Gerrard says that new signing Philippe Coutinho is hungry to play, but he will not rush the Brazilian into action.
The 29-year-old could make his debut in Saturday's match with Manchester United, though he is still short of match fitness.
"He is a fantastic talent, we are lucky to have him and he will be unleashed at the right time," said Gerrard.
His name is enough to inspire people. He inspired people in the game. I have no doubt that we will see the real Philippe Coutinho soon.
On January 7, Coutinho joined the club but only arrived in the UK this week and trained with his new team-mates on Wednesday.
His last competitive appearance was as a late substitute for Barcelona against Osasuna.
He wants to play. "If we can get him feeling good and the confidence back, Phil Coutinho is still inside of him," said Steven.
He's not match fit because he has been doing a lot of individual training, training in small groups and he had a Covid situation.
There's still a fantastic player there for sure, he has trained fully for the last couple of days. It's great to have him, he's smiling away and it's my job to get him settled as soon as possible.
Lucas Digne, who joined Villa earlier this week, could make his debut on Saturday.
The new arrivals highlight the club's ambition and he has not ruled out more fresh faces moving to Villa Park before the end of the month.
It shows the intent from the top to the bottom. The former England captain said they were delighted to have Lucas.
We will have to wait and see. I don't want to speak too much but I am happy with the support I have received so far.
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