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Aston Villa are set to appoint former Birmingham City coach and Coventry manager as their assistant manager.

The decision has been made by manager Remi Garde .

Black will leave Rotherham to assist Garde as Villa try to somehow retain their Premier League status against all the odds.

The 52-year-old Scotsman played in France for Metz and Garde hopes his experience will help with the French contingent in Villa's squad.

He will join a backroom staff which also includes coach Reginald Ray.

Villa held talks with Steve Round about a No.2 role earlier this season, but attempts to recruit the former Manchester United and Everton coach were driven by the board rather than Garde himself.

Black assisted Steve Bruce at Blues and Sunderland and was Steve Kean's right-hand man at Blackburn. He managed Coventry for a brief spell in 2003-04.

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