O’Leary tells Hendrie to button lip

LEE HENDRIE will return to action for Aston Villa on St Stephen’s Day at Chelsea with a “stop mouthing off” message from David O’Leary ringing in his ears.

O'Leary believes Hendrie was harshly treated in receiving a three-match ban for his red card against Manchester City last month.

The midfielder directed a head-butt towards Danny Mills but did not make contact and an appeal against the red card was rejected by the FA.

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