Liverpool are again being linked with a swoop for Emile Heskey but Aston Villa boss Martin o 'neill does not want to sell.

利物浦再次和突袭埃米利·赫斯基联系起来，但是阿斯顿·维拉主帅马丁·奥尼尔不想卖掉老黑。

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But, not for the first time, o 'neill changed his mind about an important decision. He declined the chance to wreck his reputation.

但是，这不是第一次了，奥尼尔又突然改变了他的心意，在一个重要的抉择上。他拒绝了这可能让他身败名裂的工作机会。

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Liverpool have made a players-plus-cash offer for the 27-year-old but O'Neill is unwilling to let Barry leave.

BBC: Villa boss opens talks with Barry

Albert Watson headed in from a Philip Carson free-kick on 36 minutes but O'Neill was sent-off for an off-the-ball clash with Eamon Doherty after 42.

BBC: Darren Lockhart and Chris Morrow

The home side had maintained an unchanged starting 11 for all seven of their league games but O'Neill gave a league debut to defender Carlos Cuellar and handed James Milner a first league start in his second spell with the club.

BBC: Aston Villa 0-0 Portsmouth