Postpublished at 13:37 Greenwich Mean Time 5 March 2016
Man City v Aston VIlla (15:00 GMT)
David Pleat
Former Tottenham boss on BBC Radio 5 live
"There must be a poor relationship between the players and manager but Remi Garde has handled himself well. It has been a terrible time, it hasn't been good for Garde and his cv, he must be dispirited. Look at the recruitment, the players who came have been poor. Not good enough. I also think that Garde, who came in as a solution, was recommended by Arsene Wenger. There is a lack of football knowledge behind the scenes at Aston Villa. They have to get that right."