Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill reflects on a job well done in the UEFA Cup and reveals that he hopes to bring in a couple new faces in, before the window closes on Monday.

Martin O'Neill praised Aston Villa's professional performance after they booked their place in the UEFA Cup following a 1-1 qualifying draw with Hafnarfjordur. Villa will now feature in today's draw in Monaco after a 5-2 aggregate victory over the Icelandic side.

Craig Gardner's first-half strike at Villa Park put the tie out of reach of the visitors on Thursday evening.

"It was a job done - exactly that," said O'Neill.

"I was hoping we would pick up the tempo of the game and sustain it for
longer than we did but, after scoring four goals in Iceland and making a few
changes, we got through and that is what counts.

"We have won okay in the end and to have 25,000 turning out, especially with
the game live on television, I thought was fantastic.

"We are in the hat now which is great. It is still another two-legged affair
but it would be great to then get through to the group stages."

Meanwhile, O'Neill has revealed his intention to make more new signings
before the transfer window closes in a bid to keep his squad competitive
both domestically and in Europe this season.

He added: "It would be great if we can sustain the progress in the Premier
League. That is naturally so important but why not have a crack in Europe?

"If we can, between now and Monday evening, get a couple of people in, which
we have been trying furiously to do, then it would give us all a lift and
maybe sustain us for the months ahead."

With Milner signed up as one of those new additions - what else do Villa need to bring to the squad?

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