Ex-Man Utd No.2 Steve Round to join Aston Villa's revolution

Villa will appoint former Everton and Manchester United assistant manager Steve Round as their new technical director.

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Round, who was No.2 to David Moyes at both clubs, will take up a role similar to that of Nick Hammond at Albion.

Meanwhile, boss Roberto Di Matteo was delighted his players got to enjoy that winning feeling again as they got their Championship season up and running with a 3-0 success over Rotherham on Saturday.

It had been 190 days of hurt for Villa since their last win way back on February 6.

The Italian felt it was important that his men remembered what it felt like to win and hopes that will give them confidence.

"I am not relieved, I am pleased because I could see some positive signs despite the fact we lost the first game," he said. "I could see we are improving and we will keep improving. Results like this will help