Everton 0-1 Aston Villa: Victory was 'strongest' performance of Steven Gerrard's tenure

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard says his side's win at Everton was the "strongest" performance of his tenure as they withstood a backlash from the home side in what was the Toffees' first game since sacking former manager Rafael Benitez.

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