Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has revealed that Stiliyan Petrov will rejoin the club as a first-team coach after a three-year battle with leukaemia.

Petrov, 35, underwent his final bout of treatment just six weeks ago but will return to join Sherwood's backroom staff. He was diagnosed with the disease 14 months ago, having been a part of the club since 2006 and, after hanging up his boots, he worked with Gordon Cowans and the second string in 2013.

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Christian Benteke insists he is ready to show he can return to the top and move on from his World Cup heartbreak.

The Aston Villa striker scored just his third league goal of the season with a last-minute penalty to beat West Brom 2-1 on Tuesday.

Benteke missed last year's World Cup with a ruptured Achilles and has struggled since returning as Villa battle relegation this term.

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