Aston Villa loanee Robert Snodgrass has given a brutally honest assessment of why he had to get away from West Ham.

Snodgrass has joined Villa on a temporary deal until the end of the season, just seven months after signing for the Hammers.

The 29-year-old Scotland international is excited and relieved to be reunited with his former Hull boss Steve Bruce at Villa.

His relationship with Slaven Bilic deteriorated because the West Ham manager insisted on playing him out of position, says Snodgrass.

Bilic wanted to use him on the left-wing as a replacement for Dimitri Payet, whereas Snodgrass prefers to play on the right or as a No.10.

"I think last season my quality was scoring goals and creating goals and I did that in the first part of the season (at Hull)," said Snodgrass.

"I went to West Ham and I had a manager that played me out of position. To be honest with you it was very tough to take.

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"Sometimes , with the way you've been brought up, you try to just put your heart on your sleeve and play anywhere.

"To get the best out of any player you need to play him in his best position, it's as simple as that."

Snodgrass, who has also played for Leeds United and Norwich City, insists most of his success has come playing on the right or as a second striker.

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"I've done it my full career," he said. "I've scored goals, created goals everywhere I've been.

"You need to play your right position and this is the reason why I made the step to try and go and play football.

"I spoke to the manager there (West Ham) and said to him, 'You wanted me to try and replace Payet, it's not my position'.

"I couldn't have made that any more clear. When I spoke to him this season I said 'I need to play my position, I need a run of games in my position'.

"This is the reason why I've come here.

"I've got a manager who knows what I'm about.

"He's signed me for a lot of money at Hull. To get the best out of any player you need to play them in their right position, it's as simple as that."

Snodgrass, who is contracted to West Ham until summer 2020, is set to make his Villa debut after the international break when Brentford visit Villa Park in the Championship on September 9.

"I just get a smile on my face talking about it," he said. "It's a terrific club with a great set of fans.

"I've played against them many times and I just can't wait.

"I haven't enjoyed not knowing what's happening (at West Ham).

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"Nobody's spoken to me at West Ham really and it's a weird feeling.

"I've always had a Bristish-based manager who has talked to me and had a good relationship with, so to have that feeling back is a good feeling.

"I can't wait. I've got that feeling knowing what the Championship's all about, knowing you're coming here with some terrific players.

"The lads have got some great quality, there's some great lads here that I've worked with.

"Once you go on that run of games and believing that you can achieve promotion. That's the key, everybody needs to believe."

Snodgrass was talking to Villa's official media channels.