Gerard Houllier warns Stiliyan Petrov after Aston Villa captain's strop at Old Trafford

03 February 2011 00:47
Gerard Houllier has warned Stiliyan Petrov to leave his ego in the dressing-room after Aston Villa's captain reacted angrily to being substituted at Old Trafford.[LNB]The Bulgarian showed his dissent when he was withdrawn in the 3-1 defeat at Manchester United on Tuesday night with 15 minutes to go.[LNB] Falling out: Stiliyan Petrov (right) was furious with Gerard Houllier after being hauled off at Old Trafford[LNB]Stephen Ireland, John Carew and Steve Sidwell have already departed after falling out with Houllier and Petrov - with two years left on his ?60,000-a-week contract remaining - could be in for a rough ride if he is not contrite.[LNB]'The fact he was not happy is one thing,' said Houllier. 'But players must leave their ego in the dressing-room. We were obviously losing and had to try something.'[LNB] Villa's Dunne handed driving ban for going wrong way down one-way streetBent has a Tweet for Aston Villa fans as striker sets sights on a Twitter returnAll the latest Aston Villa news, features and opinion [LNB]  Explore more:People: John Carew, Gerard Houllier, Stiliyan Petrov

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