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Villa captain Petrov: Fans excited by MacDonald expansive style

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov says fans could see the different style of play caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald wants from his team after victory over West Ham United.

West Ham could not live with Ashley Young's pace and movement, while Marc Albrighton led Herita Ilunga a merry dance down the right wing all afternoon. On the other flank, Stewart Downing was in a different league to West Ham's Kiwi debutant Winston Reid.

Petrov said: "Every manager has a different style and Kev has a different vision on how we can play and we showed today we can be faster and play with more freedom.

"He always believes that the young players coming in are the future of the club and he's been working with these kids for a long time.

"He (Albrighton) played like it was his 100th Premier League game. He was quick and confident and he tried to beat people and create chances for us. He did really well."

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