Aston Villa star Luke Young finally coping with death of his brother

Luke Young admits the tragic death of his brother made him lose his appetite for football.

Aston Villa right-back Young, 30, was devastated when his 17-year-old brother Andre died on holiday in Greece in August.

Villa boss Martin O’Neill gave the star several weeks off on compassionate leave, at a time when he was also injured

And the defender was reminded of the loss of his brother during the pre-match minute’s silence for Remembrance Day before Villa’s win over Bolton at the weekend.

“It all came back to me when we had the minute’s silence before kick-off on Saturday,” said Young after his first league start of the season.

“It was quite emotional for me.

“In the first few weeks after what happened I didn’t really want to do anything. It was really tough early on.

“Then you come in and train hard and get a sweat on and you can get stuck in and it gives you something else to think about.

“Now I’m ready to focus on my football again.”