Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov praised teammate James Milner for his performance in their win over West Ham United.
Just as Villa put the managerial upheaval to one side, so Milner refused to be fazed by all the transfer speculation swirling around his head.
Petrov said: "When you are a good player and teams want to pay £20million, £30million for you then you can do nothing about it.
"He is giving everything for he club like he always does. He's a great pro and people should learn from him.
"He deserves the standing ovation because you don't see many more honest players in the world coming out and playing like that with such heart.
"He was flattered by the reaction - and when you make the fans happy and see them behind you, it makes it even harder to leave.
"After today he may even decide to stay."
