By Paul Brown

Stiliyan Petrov insists Villa are in the hunt for a trophy next season.

Player of the Year Petrov wants MON's men to live up to their billing as a force to be reckoned with in the coming campaign.

He said: "This club wants to move forward every single year. I hope next season will be even more successful than the one just gone.

"We want to win silverware - some trophies - that's our aim. It's going to be a big season for us all.

"Other clubs know we are a good team, with lots of promise, and will expect even more from us. We need to be up for that challenge."

Petrov has also revealed his admiration for Villa's Young Lions, insisting they will be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years.

He added: "We have some really promising stars of the future. They will gell and get better and better in the next few seasons. That is what is promising for this club and I want to be part of that.

"Quite a few of the lads are 22, 23, 24-years-old. They want to learn and improve and want to be known as good players and achieve something. It's great we have players like that here.

"The manager wants to strengthen too and make the team better next season. That gives me a lot of hope and the fans too."