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Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke insists he will come back stronger from his red card fury.

Benteke, currently on international duty, is serving a three-game domestic ban after shoving Tottenham’s Ryan Mason in the face a week last Sunday.

It came only four matches into his return from a seven-month absence with a ruptured Achilles.

Benteke said: “When you come back from a long injury, it’s frustrating.

“I needed - not to be hard - but to be maybe a little bit more level.

“It was tough to learn that I would miss the World Cup, especially when it is your first big injury.

“Now, after this little break, I know I can be stronger than before. I will come back and be at my old level.”