O'Neill and Reo Coker kiss and make up

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has patched up his differences with midfielder Nigel Reo Coker a month after a training ground bust-up in which Reo Coker allegedly swore at O'Neill. Reo Coker, who earns £40,000-a-week at Villa, has not started a game for them since then but has appeared on the bench for their past three games. According to reports, O'Neill hugged the 25-year-old in the dressing room before their draw with Manchester City on 5 October as an indication that the incident was behind them. Reo Coker joined Villa from West Ham for £7.5m in July 2007. He faces stiff competition from Steve Sidwell, Stiliyan Petrov, Fabian Delph and Stewart Downing for a place in Villa’s central midfield.