Steven Gerrard says Matty Cash is perfect for Aston Villa.

The 24-year-old right-back, signed from Nottingham Forest last summer, has been one of Villa's best players this season.

And the Poland international looks certain to be part of Gerrard's plans moving forward.

The Villa manager told the Express & Star: "Matty's all-in. He's been fantastic to work with, I love his energy, I love his character and his personality.

"He wants to be a good Premier League player, he wants to be a good international player and you can see that in the gym, after training doing extra work, watching clips and wanting to get himself as best prepared and in a position to improve.

"They are the people you want to work with."

He continued: "I absolutely love working with him, he's very infectious, a good kid and what strikes me about him is he's desperate to improve and desperate to get better."