New Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood has insisted that he can instigate an upturn in the club's fortunes.

The Midlands outfit, who currently sit in the Premier League relegation zone on goal difference, appointed the former Tottenham Hotspur boss as Paul Lambert's successor on Saturday.

Sherwood is confident that Villa will improve under his management.

"We saw that at Tottenham. When I took over there, the brief from Daniel Levy [the chairman] was: can we be a bit more attractive and can we score a few more goals? I ticked that box," FourFourTwo quotes him as saying.

"I used Emmanuel Adebayor as the catalyst for that and we pretty much revolved all our play around him. It's possible it could be similar here [with Christian Benteke]."

"It is bringing that player back to life and also enhancing what is around him. Everyone has to recognise that. Yes, it was the case with Ade and it could possibly be the case with Christian and we hope it will be. We know what a threat he can be."

Sherwood's first game as Villa boss is against Stoke City on Saturday.