Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies is confident that powerhouse duo Emile Heskey and John Carew could play in the same side.

He said: "I train against John every day and he is such an handful. He came on and nearly had a fight with Titus Bramble and then he has won a few flick-ons.

"I think John and Emile can play together because they are both top quality strikers. People would look at it and think 'oh god, we are going to go so direct'.

"But when we've got footballers like Ashley and James Milner on the wings, that can put good balls into the box, then if we have got two big men in there, it is going to be important.

"However, Gabby is also a key player for us with his pace. To get them all in, maybe we will have to go 3-4-3 and take one of us out of the back!

"But it is going to be interesting to see what happens. I'm as interested as everyone else will be but, as long as we get the best out of the players, it is going to be good for the team."