ASTON VILLA midfielder Gareth Barry insisted he is “strong enough mentally” to cope with the disappointment of a collapsed move to Liverpool ahead of tomorrow’s clash between the two sides at Villa Park.

Gareth Barry is poised to line up in the Aston Villa midfield in Sunday’s home clash with Liverpool – the club he looked set to join for most of the summer.

Aston Villa 1 FH Hafnarfjordur 1 ( 5-2 on aggregate)

FH Hafnarfjordur 1 Aston Villa 4

Aston Villa will now have home advantage in the second leg of their UEFA Cup clash with FH Hafnarfjordur after UEFA officials agreed to reverse the tie.