Alex McLeish declared himself satisfied after his first match in charge of Aston Villa, despite being ignored by the club's fans at Walsall. Villa's 4,000-strong contingent instead cheered Shay Given's debut and a lively Darren Bent in the 3-1 victory. Lukewarm welcome: Alex McLeish in charge of his first Aston Villa game McLeish made a point of stepping on to the pitch to applaud the Villa fans but they did not respond. 'You have to confront these things in life,' he said. 'It was a good reception. I'm delighted the Villa fans saw a few goals.' Two of those came from Bent, who then helped set up Emile Heskey's third. Paul Marshall pulled one back for the home side. Thumbs up: Bent scored twice in Villa's 3-1 friendly win over Walsall Aston Villa striker Bent laments sale of Young and Downing Decision to quit Aston Villa was a 'no-brainer' says Man United new boy Young
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