Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard says Tyrone Mings can handle Leeds United's fans on Monday night.

Mings is the man the Elland Road faithful make sure gets a hard time whenever he turns up.

"If I was Tyrone Mings I'd be really looking forward to the weekend," Gerrard said. "I'd be hoping the gauntlet will be coming again because that should motivate you.

"Tyrone was outstanding there last year. He kept a clean sheet, puffed his chest out and walked out of Elland Road. That's the only thing that should be on his mind. He's been terrific of late.

"We've seen him close to being back to his best. We know he's got incredible attributes. We all know a tough decision went against him earlier in the season and that was on me.

"He's rolled his sleeves up, it's actually put him closer to his best form and that was the idea behind it."