Gerrard left Rangers during the international break to replace Dean Smith, who was sacked following five successive Premier League defeats, and got Villa Park bouncing again with two late goals.
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While Jurgen Klopp’s side were scoring for fun at the Theatre of Dreams, the Seagulls were on the opposite end of a 4-1 thrashing to the other Manchester club.
The Seagulls are currently sixth in the table, picking up 14 points from their opening seven matches, while Norwich sit bottom, having collected just one point from their first seven games of the season.
Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has withdrawn from the England squad because of a thigh injury.
As the lowest survivors from last season, both teams will be keen to improve on their final positions, after the Clarets ended in 17th place, while the Seagulls finished one spot above them in 16th.
The Gunners are battling with Everton and Tottenham Hotspur for seventh place, which would earn them a spot in the inaugural Europa Conference League.
Brighton afforded champions City a guard of honour in the pre-match preliminaries, but maintained that friendly welcome in the opening stages as Ilkay Gundogan headed the visitors in front.
However, Brighton, who have all but avoided relegation with four games to spare, make the trip to Molineux sitting just five points adrift of their hosts
The Seagulls held Chelsea last time out and are seven points clear of the dropzone with a game in hand, while United’s fate was sealed with defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The player missed the 1-1 home draw with Crystal Palace, but Ancelotti said he has since returned to training.
The Red Devils lost 3-1 to Leicester City in the quarter-finals, but they sit second in the league heading into this weekend’s fixtures.
Brighton ended a run of three straight Premier League defeats last weekend with a 2-1 victory at Southampton.
The incident is believed to have been shot on video earlier this month, which could leave the 21-year-old in hot water.
Adam Lallana restored to Graham Potter’s XI, opened the scoring for the hosts, but they were pegged back after the break when Iheanacho applied a delightful finish to Youri Tielemans’ perfect pass
Arsenal were especially poor in the first half, not registering a single shot on target, but the returning skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang should have scored early in the second half from close range, with Brighton goalkeeper Robert Sanchez making a brilliant save with his knee.
Chris Wilder’s bottom-placed team looked set to claim all three points at the Amex Stadium despite being reduced to 10 men late in the first half.
Meanwhile, the Seagulls head into the contest at the Amex Stadium sitting just two points above the relegation zone after four matches without a win.
The Gers recorded a 14th clean sheet from 17 matches this term as Alfredo Morelos netted the only goal of the game in the victory over Lech Poznan.
The 29-year-old returned a positive test on Friday, having spent the international break with Ghana, and missed Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Brighton.
The 29-year-old, who started his career at Manchester United, spent last season at Watford, where he scored three goals in 20 appearances, as the Hornets were relegated from the top flight.