Aston Villa groundsman Eddie Mills slams Graeme Souness as 'uneducated and clueless' following pitch criticism
Sky Sports analyst Graeme Souness has been slammed 'uneducated and clueless' by Aston Villa groundsman after blaming Liverpool's shocking 7-2 defeat on Sunday night was down to the length of the grass.
Ollie Watkins scoring a hat-trick, two from Jack Grealish and a goal each for John McGinn and Ross Barkley made it an unforgettable night for the home side.
But Liverpool icon Souness strtangely blamed the Reds' defeat on the state of the pitch, claiming that Villa groundstaff had left the grass longer in order to slow the visitors' speed of passing.
"What I would say, Villa, and it's the same for both teams, I think they've left the grass longer than normal to slow Liverpool's movement," said Souness.
"All the top teams want short grass, a fast pitch. That doesn't look like a fast pitch to me."
But groundsman Eddie Mills took to Twitter to hit back at the former Liverpool player and manager in spectacular fashion.
"Graeme Souness's uneducated comments about the villa pitch are insulting to all the massively hardworking groundsman up and down the country who put their hearts and souls into their proud work! #clueless,"Mills wrote.
Mills, who is a former course manager at Edgbaston Golf Club, has worked on Villa's pitch for the last nine years and is a lifelong fan of the club.
