<p><br /> Aston Villa caretaker manager Kevin Macdonald hopes the club can recover well and get off to a good start in the league in the wake of Martin O'Neill's shock departure.<br /> </p><p><br /> "But it is also becomes a big honour for me to be in charge, to be the caretaker, whether it would for one game or for two games, who knows. I am very proud to be doing this job," he said.<br /> </p><p><br /> Macdonald, who is in charge of the reserve side, will fill the manager's spot on the bench in their match against West Ham United on Saturday.<br /> </p><p><br /> O'Neill resigned only five days before the start of the season, and the 58-year-old gave no reason for his decision.<br /> </p><p><br /> "His departure I don't know. That we will be able to tell tomorrow and over the next few weeks - how players react, how players are affected," MacDonald said.<br /> </p><p><br /> O'Neill's departure comes four years after joining the Midlands club. His tenure included three sixth-place league finishes and Villa's first final in ten years - a 2-1 League Cup defeat by Manchester United last season.<br /> </p>
