<P> Aston Villa started the 2006--07 Premiership campaign well, with Olof Mellberg scoring the first competitive goal at Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium . The January signings of John Carew, Ashley Young and Shaun Maloney bolstered the squad . Villa finished in 11th place in the league with 50 points, ending the season with an unbeaten run of nine league games . The last home game of the season, a 3--0 victory over Sheffield United, was used to mark the 25th anniversary of Villa winning the European Cup in 1982 . Before kick - off, the 1982 winning team paraded the trophy in front of a full stadium . Scarves bearing the words "Proud History--Bright Future" were given out to all home team supporters attending the match . </P> <P> 2007 - 08 saw Villa progress further, finishing sixth to qualify for the Intertoto Cup . A victory against Danish side Odense BK over two legs in the final, during the summer of 2008, put Villa into European competition for the 2008--09 season, the first time in seven years . They reached the group stage of the UEFA Cup that season with relative ease, and played their first match against Dutch club Ajax at Villa Park, winning 2--1 . The first major final of the Lerner era was the 2010 Football League Cup Final; Villa lost 2--1 to Manchester United at Wembley Stadium . Five days before the opening day of the 2010--11 season, O'Neill resigned as manager with immediate effect . The reserve team coach, Kevin MacDonald, took over as caretaker manager for the opening games of the season . Randy Lerner returned to England from the United States to interview potential candidates for the post . On 8 September 2010, the club announced that Gérard Houllier would become the manager of Aston Villa, the first managerial appointment of Lerner's reign . On 20 April 2011, Houllier was admitted to hospital suffering from chest pains . Further tests showed that Houllier had suffered from a recurrence of a heart problem . The last games of the season saw Houllier's assistant, Gary McAllister, take over in a caretaker capacity . On 1 June 2011, the club issued a statement that Houllier had left the club by mutual consent leaving the club looking for their fifth manager, including caretakers, of the year . Houllier was replaced by the former Birmingham City manager Alex McLeish on 17 June 2011, despite numerous protests from fans against his appointment . McLeish's appointment marked the first time in history that a manager had moved directly from Birmingham to Villa . </P> <P> McLeish's contract was terminated at the end of the 2011--12 season after Villa finished in 16th place, only just above the relegation zone . On 2 July 2012, Aston Villa confirmed the appointment of former Norwich City manager Paul Lambert as the replacement for McLeish . On 28 February 2012, the club announced a financial loss of £ 53.9 million . Lerner put the club up for sale on 12 May 2014, with an estimated value of £ 200 million . With Lerner still on board, in the 2014--15 season Aston Villa scored just 12 goals in 25 league games, the lowest in Premier League history, and Lambert was sacked on 11 February 2015 . He was replaced by Tim Sherwood, who saved Villa from relegation in the 2014--15 season and took them to the 2015 FA Cup Final . </P> <P> Despite saving them from relegation the previous season, Sherwood was sacked as manager on 15 October 2015, after six consecutive league losses, with Kevin MacDonald taking the role of interim manager . On 2 November 2015, Frenchman Rémi Garde agreed a three - and - a-half year deal to become the manager, but he left on 29 March 2016 with the club rooted to the bottom of the table . The club was eventually relegated from the Premier League on 16 April following a 2 - 1 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford . </P>

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