Aston Villa manager Dean Smith confirmed that skipper Jack Grealish has suffered an injury setback and will not play against Liverpool this weekend.

The England international midfielder is now set to miss the eighth consecutive Premier League game, and the Villans will have to find a way to get a result without him.

Grealish returned to training this week, but things did not go as planned, and he could now miss a further three games.

The Villa star continues to battle a shin problem and is now likely to return to action next month, with the trip to Everton earmarked as for his comeback.

Grealish is gutted to be unavailable to help his side at a time when they need him the most, and he has taken to social media to break his silence on the latest setback.

Missing it so bad! Doing everything to be back fitter and stronger than ever