The Villa boss has singled out one star for praise when pushed to name an individual.
Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce has told AVTV that the player he has been most impressed by during his time in the Villa Park dugout so far is teenage star Andre Green.
Bruce took over from Roberto di Matteo back in October, and he has experienced mixed fortunes since then.
After beginning his reign with a run of seven games undefeated, Bruce then saw his side fail to win a run of nine Championship games in a row from the end of December until late February.
Since ending that barren spell, however, Villa have won five of their last six, scoring nine goals and conceding just once in that time.
Several players have flourished under Bruce – when Villa have been in good form, at least – and he was asked in an interview with AVTV to name the single star who has stood out the most as far as the manager is concerned.
And it was 18-year-old Green whom Bruce chose to highlight, stressing that the teenager has given the whole club a lift.
Bruce said: “It’s not right to single out individuals but I have to say a big pat on the back to the young one, Greeny.
“Young Andre come in in my hour of need. I thought about putting a young one in because we were on an awful run and the young one gave the crowd a lift. He played well on the day and could have scored.
“It wouldn’t be right of me to pick out individuals but certainly Greeny came in at a difficult time for us, as a young lad, and played with no fear.”
Green made his senior Villa debut in March 2016 but has taken on a significantly increased role in the Championship this term.
The winger has made 15 appearances in all competitions this term, and has started four league games.
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