Villa 'unlikely' to pick McClaren

Steve McClaren’s hopes of becoming Aston Villa manager appear to have been dashed – with Rafael Benitez now the bookmakers’ favourite to succeed Gerard Houllier.

Villa 'unlikely' to pick McClaren
Wed, 08 Jun, 2011 - 20:11

Steve McClaren’s hopes of becoming Aston Villa manager appear to have been dashed – with Rafael Benitez now the bookmakers’ favourite to succeed Gerard Houllier.

Former England head coach McClaren was due to be interviewed tomorrow by Villa owner Randy Lerner.

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