Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov is backing Marc Albrighton to be part of their Premiership campaign this season.
Petrov hopes Albrighton gets more opportunities in the coming season.
He said: "He's getting closer. "He's been working really hard and he's got something that a lot of people don't have.
"He's got pace and he's got a desire to go past people. He's a good boy, we know how good he is and if he keeps progressing like that I hope he has much more first team football."
