Two directors quit as Aston Villa’s troubles grow

Directors David Bernstein and Mervyn King have quit Aston Villa with immediate effect to plunge the relegated club deeper into a crisis.

Former Football Association chairman Bernstein only joined the club last month, following King’s appointment in February.

The pair have resigned just 48 hours after the club were relegated from the Premier League, the first time they have dropped out of the top flight since 1987. But Villa also suggested they are closer to finding a buyer after owner Randy Lerner officially put them on the market almost two years ago.