Bannan, 21, was banned from driving for 18 months and fined £4,500 at Nottingham Crown Court - and McLeish is hoping it will deter the Scotland international from drinking again. He confirmed Bannan will be included in the Villa squad for Sunday's Premier League game at Swansea but hopes he will change his lifestyle. McLeish said: "Barry has been punished, and deservedly punished. He has made a huge mistake. "It is a warning to other players, especially the young ones, that we won't tolerate a drinking culture at this football club - not that there is one. "If it makes Barry think again about taking a drink in the future, I'm sure he will be a better athlete for it." Asked if Bannan was lucky to have avoided prison, McLeish added: "Yes, he is lucky, I agree with that. "I've told him that and he knows that as well. "Hopefully this is a harsh lesson for him. He has had a real shock, he has shown contrition, he is very ashamed of what happened. "I'm certain we will see a different Barry Bannan in the coming months or years." McLeish is demanding a positive response from his side after an inept performance in the 2-0 setback at Tottenham on Monday. He said: "That should be a real slap in the face to the players and they've got to respond accordingly. "We will want a more intense and solid performance. "We never laid a glove on Spurs. It was a poor performance. We stood off them. It was all half-hearted kind of challenges as opposed to really believing in yourself. "We've got to get rid of that side of things and make sure that doesn't happen again. "If we are going to go down, we are going to go down with a massive fight and leave every team thinking 'Villa were really about it today.' "But, while it is no disgrace to lose to a team like Tottenham, we are certainly a lot better than that." Villa chief executive Paul Faulkner believes the club should challenge for a European spot this season but McLeish knows it will be a demanding task. He said: "We are in eighth position. I don't think we are too far from European places if you look at the position. "But there is a long, long season to go. It is a marathon, there are some tough fixtures coming up. "We've got to make ourselves tough from the point of view that the opposition are saying the same thing about Aston Villa. "There are some great challenges coming up, fantastic, and I'm sure the players will relish it a lot more than they looked as if they did the other night." On-loan Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas will be available after being ineligible to face his parent club at White Hart Lane.
