Craig Gardner is happy with his decision to swap Aston Villa for Birmingham City.

Gardner is pleased to be punching his weight in the Premier League after being on the Villa fringes.

He said: "I could have stayed there, stayed on the bench and watched my career fade away, but I needed to test myself week in, week out."

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