Aston Villa appointed Steven Gerrard as manager in November to replace Dean Smith, who was sacked after a run of five successive defeats. The former <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/liverpool/" target="_blank">Liverpool</a> star and Rangers manager opened with a win against Brighton, and since his arrival Villa have steadily climbed the table. So how does the <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/tags/aston-villa/" target="_blank">Aston Villa</a> pay league look? You can see all the Villa Park players and their weekly salaries for the 2021-22 season, according to <a href="https://www.spotrac.com/epl/" target="_blank">spotrac.com</a>, in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next image, click on the arrows, or if you're using a mobile device, simply swipe. Danny Ings became an Aston Villa player in August 2021, completing a move from Southampton, and immediately became the club's top earner with a weekly salary of £120,000, or £6.24m a year, according to spotrac.com. That puts him ahead of Tyrone Mings and Bertrand Traore. 1. Danny Ings, £120,000 a week 2. Tyrone Mings, £80,000 a week 3. Bertrand Traore, £78,000 a week 4= Emiliano Buendia, £75,000 a week 4= Ollie Watkins, £75,000 a week 6= Axel Tuanzea, £50,000 a week 6= Ashley Young, £50,000 a week 8. Morgan Sanson, £48,000 a week 9. Emiliano Martinez, £47,000 a week 10. Keinan Davis, £45,000 a week