Editing Roberto Di Matteo (section)

===Aston Villa===
On 2 June 2016, Di Matteo was appointed the manager of newly relegated Championship club [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], working under the new chairman Tony Xia and [[Keith Wyness]]. Di Matteo's former Chelsea teammate [[Steve Clarke]] was appointed as his assistant on the same day.<ref>{{cite news |first=Pat |last=Murphy |title=Roberto di Matteo named Aston Villa manager – Steve Clarke as assistant |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36435484 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 June 2016 |access-date=11 June 2016}}</ref> On 3 October 2016, Di Matteo was sacked as manager<ref name="RdM leaves Villa">{{cite web|title=Club statement: Roberto Di Matteo|url=https://www.avfc.co.uk/News/2016/10/03/club-statement-roberto-di-matteo|website=avfc.co.uk|publisher=Aston Villa F.C.|access-date=3 October 2016|date=3 October 2016}}</ref> after a string of poor results culminating in a 2–0 defeat at [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]].