Source: SKY_Sports
O'Neill omits eight stars
Martin O'Neill has offered an indication of priorities at Aston Villa after leaving eight star names out of his Uefa Cup squad.[LNB] Villa travel to CSKA Moscow on Thursday for the second leg of their last-32 tie with Zico's side.[LNB]The score is tightly poised at 1-1 following the first leg at Villa Park, but O'Neill's men are chasing a spot in the top four of the Premier League and, therefore, a place in the UEFA Champions League.[LNB]With that in mind, O'Neill has opted to omit Gareth Barry, Brad Friedel, Emile Heskey, Ashley Young, Gabriel Agbonlahor, James Milner, Carlos Cuellar and Stiliyan Petrov from the trip to Russia.[LNB]The Villa boss said: "We have a couple of players carrying injuries and a couple of others who I believe need resting for the important final third of the season."[LNB]Luke Young, Curtis Davies, Zat Knight and John Carew are among the few experienced players in the squad.[LNB]Youngsters such as Elliott Parish, Eric Lichaj, Ciaran Clark, Shane Lowry, Barry Bannan and Mark Albrighton are included in the 19-man party.[LNB]Villa squad in full: Guzan, Taylor, Parish, Luke Young, Davies, Knight, Shorey, Lichaj, Clark, Lowry, Sidwell, Salifou, Gardner, Osbourne, Bannan, Albrighton, Harewood, Carew, Delfouneso.[LNB]
