Stilian Petrov

Stilian Petrov is determined to fight for his place at Aston Villa and is not planning to ask for a transfer.

The Bulgarian midfielder has not featured in the club's last two Premier League games and has struggled to recapture his best form since joining Villa from Celtic in 2006.

Petrov accepts he has not reached his peak at Villa Park, but is aiming to prove his worth to manager Martin O'Neill.

"I haven't produced my best form for Villa, but I haven't been complaining," said Petrov.

"I just get on with things and the manager picks the team. But I will be back playing for Villa.

"Sometimes it doesn't go well for you, but you still do your best for your team-mates and that's the way I'll carry on. I'll never give up. A few people have said to me 'what do I want to do?'

"But I'm not the sort of person who is a quitter and I'm not thinking about a transfer.

"I'll carry on working hard on the training ground and if my chance comes then I'll try to take it. You can always ask people to do more and that's what we're all striving to do."