Manchester United winger Daniel James has admitted some frustration over his match action this season.

James' recent purple patch has come despite featuring just 13 times this season, following a campaign in which he made 46 appearances.

The drop off in minutes on the field has been "difficult" for James, but he believes the stature of the club he is at can still help him to improve his game.

"Especially after last season when I played so much it does get a bit difficult but it's easy to stick your head in the sand and think 'when am I going to play again?

"But I'm at the biggest club in the world so I can't expect to play week in week out – I've got to work hard for it. I knew that coming here and I played a lot more than I thought I would last season and it was a big learning curve.

"There's always going to be times in life when it's hard and you're going to have set backs but it's how you reflect on games and that's what I did – 'what am I when I'm at my best?'

"It was about, what can I do every single day to try and get in the team and if you work hard rewards come. But I'm nowhere near where I want to be and every day I'll keep improving."