Villa chief executive Christian Purslow can count Scottish midfielder John McGinn - ultimately Monday's Wembley match-winner - as this term's best signingChief executive Christian Purslow says promoted Aston Villa are ahead of schedule after "a period of poor management" by previous regimes. Following Villa's return to the Premier League three years on from being relegated, Purslow told BBC Radio 4: "We must make sure we do things right. Not helped by injury problems, he has made 35 Villa appearances in his two and a half seasons. He made the last of his 31 Villa appearances in October 2016, Steve Bruce's first game in charge, and he has not figured at all under Smith. "Yes, the television money from the Premier League which is phenomenally successful at selling rights around the world to broadcasters means we means we have more income.

Source: BBC May 28, 2019 13:42 UTC