Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov says Alex McLeish is the manager the club needs at this time.
Petrov believes McLeish is the right man to revive the club's fortunes but pleaded for him to be given time to make his mark.
Petrov said: "Ashley Young has moved on, so have Gareth Barry and James Milner in recent seasons but as a club we will keep fighting.
"That's why the chairman brought in a manager with a fighting spirit.
"He will make sure we have a strong, competitive team that will be able to compete against other big teams in the Premier League. That's why he's been appointed.
"It's not nice to see good players go but that's the way football goes.
"We're not going to stop fighting, we're professionals and we're going to try to win as many games as we can to climb the table as high as we can."
