New Aston Villa boss Roberto Di Matteo has warned his players that there will be consequences if anybody happens to step out of line.

Matteo, who was formally announced as the club's new manager on Wednesday, aims to sit down for a discussion with each and every player in his squad in the coming days and is determined to improve the discipline of last season's Premier League battlers.

He said: "We are going to have our rules, our code of conduct and if someone steps outside there are certainly going to be consequences.

"I will have discussions with all the players, not just one or two. That's the way I manage. At the end of the day there are rules people have to obey.

"I have had very difficult dressing rooms in the past and have always been able to sort them out and make them work together.

"If you have children, you probably know that every child you have to treat differently. It is the same, you have 25 individuals and everyone responds differently."