After managing to snatch a point from being 2-0 down against Manchester United in their latest Premier League match that ended in a 2-2 draw thanks to second-half goals from Jacob Ramsey and Philippe Coutinho, Steven Gerrard's Aston Villa side are currently sat in 13th place in the league table with 23 points from 20 games.

Looking ahead to the second half of the season, it seems as though Gerrard may not have to wait much longer to have one of his squad options back to full fitness, which will surely please a lot of fans at Villa Park.

What's the news?

In a recent report from Birmingham Live, Villa winger Leon Bailey is set to make a return to action next month after being out of action with a thigh injury he picked up during Villa's 2-1 defeat against Manchester City back in early December.

On the subject of Bailey, the report quotes Gerrard as saying that the Jamaican international is "progressing well with his rehab," which should be a big positive for everyone at the Midlands club.

Villa signed the 24-year-old back in the previous summer transfer window from German club Bayer Leverkusen in a deal worth a reported fee of £25m.

Since then, the winger has made nine appearances for Villa in the Premier League, scoring one goal and providing two assists in the process, with the first assist coming on his Villa debut during their 3-2 defeat against Watford at the start of the season, showing what a useful attacking option he can be for the team when he's fit.

Moving forward, if Bailey can get back to full fitness as soon as possible and stay fit for the remainder of his debut campaign at Villa, he could certainly have a big say in whether the team finishes in the top half of the table or not if he manages to add some more goals and assists to his record.

This would surely not only delight a lot of Villa fans but prove to the likes of Johan Lange, Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris why they were to right to launch a move for Bailey in the first place.

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