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Aston Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo will be sacked unless he does this - reports
ASTON VILLA are reportedly prepared to sack manager Roberto Di Matteo unless he wins at least one of their two games this week.
Roberto Di Matteo could be axed by this weekend if Villa's results don't pick up
Italian Di Matteo only took over at Villa Park in the summer but has struggled to reignite confidence in the squad.
The club sit 17th in the Championship after suffering Premier League relegation last season and have won just one game.
Six-year-old Aston Villa fan reads out his letter to Jose Mourinho
Villa drew 1-1 with Newcastle at the weekend - their sixth draw of the season - and have not won a game since beating Rotherham 3-0 in early August.
Di Matteo was allowed to spend over £50million on new players this summer, while he also offloaded a large number of the squad that failed to keep the club in the top flight last term.
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