Steven Gerrard only left Rangers for Aston Villa less than a month ago but has already been nominated for the Premier League's Manager of the Month award for November.

As to be expected, a number of Villa fans have been giving their thoughts to the news on social media - although some weren't overly enthused to hear of it.

The 41-year-old began his tenure in charge at Villa Park with a 2-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion and made it back-to-back victories with a 2-1 win at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace.

Those six points helped Villa move clear of flirting with the bottom three, although Gerrard has since suffered his first defeat at the Midlands club, losing 2-1 against champions Manchester City on Wednesday night.

The defeat against Pep Guardiola’s side was on the first day of December, so Gerrard had a 100% record in November. He has been shortlisted for the award alongside Guardiola and Liverpool’s Jurgen Klopp, with the winner to be announced on December 10.

Villa fans react

Villa shared the news regarding Gerrard on their official Twitter channel on Friday. Here is what these fans had to say in reply, with many fearing "bad luck" in regards to a possible manager of the month jinx - as has afflicted previous winners of the prize - should Gerrard win the November award.

“Oh god.”

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“Uh oh”

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“Nooooooooooooooooooooooo He doesn’t deserve it in all honesty. Don’t jinx him and us please”

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“Bad luck incoming”

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“DO NOT VOTE, DO NOT VOTE, DO NOT VOTE, DO NOT VOTE”

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“don't jinx him”

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