bet365 have eased Kevin MacDonald from 11/8 out to 13/8 to get the Villa job on a permanent basis after reports that he’s taking a second string side to Vienna.

bet365 spokesman Steve Freeth “We’ve been really keen to keep MacDonald short and lay everybody else, but the reported squad that has set off for Vienna has given us second thoughts.

“O’Neill was heavily criticised for not taking a trip to Moscow seriously and we had fancied MacDonald to go for a victory in Austria, particularly with the job up for grabs.

“However, early reports suggest that a number of first teamers have been left in Birmingham and we’ve pushed MacDonald out accordingly.”

Next Permanent Aston Villa Manager

Kevin MacDonald 13/8
Sven Goran Eriksson 11/2
Bob Bradley 13/2
Martin Jol 10/1
Ronald Koeman 14/1
Jurgen Klinsmann 14/1
Alan Curbishley 25/1
Gareth Southgate 25/1
Alex McLeish 33/1
Mark Hughes 33/1

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