Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings makes an admission about facing Sheffield United's Billy Sharp again

Mings and Sharp could come head-to-head again on June 17 when the Blades face Villa at Villa Park, behind closed doors.

The Blades skipper scored a hat-trick against Mings and Villa last season, in a thrilling 3-3 draw which saw Villa come from three goals down in the last ten minutes.

And the memory still rankles with England defender Mings.

"The last time I played against Billy Sharp, he scored a hat-trick so the virus will be the least of my worries," Mings said in an interview with the Daily Mail.

"It is important that players are given the choice. It's a personal thing. If you don't want to do it, you absolutely don't have to. People have aired their concerns about families' health and I back those people 100 per cent.

"That is something people have to take into consideration really carefully. No one should ever be on the end of personal abuse for making a decision based on their families' needs or health needs.

"Project Restart is financially driven. I think everybody accepts that. But that's fine with me because I look at this monster that is Premier League football and the revenue it creates and I didn't moan about being a part of it when everything was great so I'm not going to moan now when the atmosphere around the game is more hesitant."

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