Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is being hailed by his Aston Villa teammates today.

James Chester reckons Villa are beginning to see the best of Johnstone after praising the goalkeeper's man-of-the-match performance in Saturday's 2-0 win at Wigan.

“It was a difficult start for Sam here and I don't think we helped him, we were all over the place at some points," admitted the Villa skipper. “I'm delighted for him. He is showing what a really good keeper he is and I am sure he has a bright future ahead.

“There are not too many keepers playing in the league at 23. Sam has an awful lot of ability and a calm head on his shoulders.

“He has all the attributes of being a really good goalkeeper and we are seeing signs of that now. With age he is only going to get better."