Although Aston Villa will be vying to rectify the form that has seen them slide to 17th in the Premier League table, the newly-promoted side will be doing so without significant impetus in January - according to Gregg Evans.

These fans have been making their feelings clear that failure to sign a striker could be damning for the club's prospects of retaining their place in the top-flight.

Despite Villa signing Wesley Moraes from Club Brugges for a club-record fee in the summer transfer window, the Brazilian has, at times, struggled to adapt to the rigours of English football despite scoring four goals in his first 12 league starts.

This has led to a number of fans from the West Midlands outfit claiming that the club should be looking at signing a striker in January in a bid to ensure that relegation does not become an increasingly prominent concern, with the news from Evans of The Athletic causing quite the reaction on social media.

Here are some of the responses following the republishing of Evans' claims, with a number of fans focusing on the front-man issue...