Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert has thanked his predecessor Alex McLeish for having the vision to persuade Brett Holman to join the club from AZ Alkmaar.

Former Birmingham City manager McLeish is vilified by Villa fans after being sacked following a miserable season in charge, but Lambert is hugely grateful that his fellow Scot was able to leave him Holman to work with.

The Australia international has said he was concerned that his time at Villa could have been cut short because ...

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