Ireland moved to Villa in part of the deal that took James Milner the other way and will be hoping to get a lot of first team action at Villa Park.
“I have plenty of personal ambitions,” he told the club’s official website. “I want to get back to playing the way I can – I haven’t played 90 minutes in nearly eight or nine months, which isn’t normal really for me.
“I’ve kind of forgotten the feeling what it is like to come off after a game feeling tired, winning or losing. I’m not used to sitting out for so long.
“So for me, I want to get back to playing at the top of my game and I want to work hard for my team-mates.
“I want to see if my team-mates and myself can push on and achieve something massive this season.”
