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title: "Has Steven Gerrard made a decision on Frederic Guilbert?"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
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published: "2022-07-26T10:12:52Z"
modified: "2022-07-26T10:12:53Z"
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# Has Steven Gerrard made a decision on Frederic Guilbert?

Frederic Guilbert was brought back in from the cold by Steven Gerrard this summer and [given the chance](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-gerrard-leeds-transfers-24507537) to prove his worth during Aston Villa’s tour of Australia, but it doesn’t appear he’s done enough to convince his manager that he’s worth retaining.

The 27-year-old didn’t feature in [Villa’s 1-0 win over Brisbane Roar](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/20/Aston-Villa-1-0-Brisbane-Roar/) on July 20 and Gerrard confirmed it wasn’t due to injury. Instead, Matty Cash started at right-back and was replaced by Kaine Kesler Hayden at the break.

> Frederic Guilbert and Morgan Sanson simply not selected tonight vs Brisbane Roar. "No problems, it just wasn't their turn," says Gerrard. 🇫🇷 [#avfc](https://twitter.com/hashtag/avfc?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Ashley Preece (@PreeceObserver) [July 20, 2022](https://twitter.com/PreeceObserver/status/1549737706703519749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

It was a similar story in [Villa’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United](https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/23/aston-villa---manchester-united/) on July 23 with Cash started the game and Kesler Hayden finishing it, so has Gerrard made a decision on Guilbert?

The Villa manager was [considering](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/06/25/ashley-preece-says-steven-gerrard-eyes-kaine-kesler-hayden-as-frederic-guilberts-replacement/) replacing the 27-year-old with Kesler Hayden well before pre-season but Guilbert seemingly [impressed](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/07/09/steven-gerrard-should-keep-frederic-guilbert-and-loan-out-kaine-kesler-hayden/) Gerrard with his attitude on the training ground to stake a claim to stay.

Weeks later, however, and it seems the Frenchman may be surplus to requirements again. Guilbert has made [32 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frederic-guilbert/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/354352) in all competitions for Villa since his [2019-move](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/frederic-guilbert/transfers/spieler/354352) from SM Caen, scoring three goals with three assists, but might he played his final game for the club?

Gerrard wants to trim the deadwood from the squad this summer, so he doesn’t need three right-backs to take into the season.

***[In other news, Steven Gerrard must sell Anwar El Ghazi to trim ‘bloated squad’](https://readastonvilla.com/2022/07/26/steven-gerrard-must-sell-anwar-el-ghazi-to-trim-bloated-squad/)***