Aston Villa fullback Frederic Guilbert is excited to be playing in the Premier League.

Guilbert admits friends questioned his decision to join Villa.

He told avfc.co.uk: "It's a dream for me to play in the Premier League but when I joined, remember, Aston Villa were in the Championship.

"Everyone said to me 'why are you going to the Championship?'

"But for me, it was a choice I really wanted to make.

"For me, Aston Villa is not a club of the Championship. I signed for the name Aston Villa – and now we are back in the Premier League."