Rudy Gestede: 'I will fire Aston Villa to safety'

Rudy Gestede has vowed to score the goals that Aston Villa need to stay in the Premier League following a worrying start to the season.

The towering striker, signed from Blackburn Rovers in the summer, bagged a brace at Anfield on Saturday but it was not enough to prevent a 3-2 Liverpool victory.

Nevertheless, he now has four goals - three in the league - and Gestede wants the responsibility of preserving their top-flight status, with Villa 18th in the table after winning four points from 21.

"That's my job - to score," he is quoted as saying by The Mirror. "I will take the responsibility. I want to score the goals that keep Aston Villa in the Premier League.

"If you are a striker, you have to score goals. If you don't, it's your fault.

"It's good that I have now scored four goals, but it's not a good feeling when you score two goals and you lose."

Gestede cost the West Midlands side a reported £6m.