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Alan Hutton has vowed to give everything to prove how much Aston Villa means to him.

The Scot, who returned after a lengthy injury lay-off in the defeat at Stoke, wants to show the fans that he will not give up despite this desperate season of struggle.

Fronting up after the loss at the Britannia Stadium, Hutton said: “If the fans see you will do everything for the shirt, they will support you.

“Do it for yourself, do it for your family, do it for everyone.

“I don’t want to see Villa at the bottom of the league.

“I want to be fighting for cups.

“I want to be at the top, it’s such a massive club we play for.

“It’s tough for all of us to see the position we’re in.

“All I can do, and all the boys can do, is give everything in training and fight for the club.”

Hutton replaced Micah Richards at right-back and was one of Villa’s best performers.

He added: “I’m happy to be here.

“I’ve been through the ups and downs here.

“I love the place, my family are settled, so why shouldn’t I give everything for the place?”

“At the end of the day, you’re a professional.

“Another game comes up on Tuesday and you need to deal with what’s put in front of you.

“We’ll be in today, we’ll work at things, we’ll look at what’s happened and we’ll try and improve.”

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