Aston Villa need to put the disappointment of the 2-1 defeat to West Ham United behind them quickly with Arsenal next up at Villa Park on Saturday lunchtime.
The loss at the London Stadium brought to an end the three game winning streak of Villa’s - a period which saw them score nine goals without reply.
During that time and including the defeat to West Ham, Steven Gerrard had moved to a system that allowed both Danny Ings and Ollie Watkins to play in the same side.
We saw 4-1-2-1-2, 4-3-1-2 and a couple of others with certain tweaks here and there.
Whilst it did for the most part bring good results and performances with it, one negative it certainly brought was the fact it left a number of the talented flare midfielders / not natural forwards on the bench including record signing Emiliano Buendia.
Buendia, up until his rotation out of the eleven had arguably been Villa’s best player - certainly in forward areas.
The Argentine was brought on during the game at the London Stadium with Villa trailing 2-0 and was key in getting the team back into it, laying Jacob Ramsey off for that consolation strike.
Gerrard says he’s been the best player in training in recent weeks and now the claret & blue have once again tasted defeat, it may be the perfect time to bring the 25-year-old back into the squad.
There will be of course one enforced change due to Lucas Digne’s unfortunate injury but away from that, it could prove an interesting line-up for the visit of the Gunners.
With all that in mind, here’s the eleven we believe Gerrard will field to get the job done on Saturday.

9. RM - Emi Buendia
Looked the most threatening man on the pitch when brought on last time out. Deserves the start. | Getty Images

10. LM - Philippe Coutinho
Villa will always have a chance with Coutinho on the field. Him, Ramsey and Buendia will have licence to roam between each position in this system. | Getty Images

11. ST - Ollie Watkins
Watkins to get the nod purely for his work-rate against a strong Arsenal team. Danny Ings an option from the bench if two are needed up top.