Aston Villa winger Ashley Young admits he's struggled with the extra attention he's copped from defences this season.

Villa's England wannabe reckons he needs to be more savvy by using the extra attention on himself to free up attacking team-mates.

"There are times where teams coming to our place, or even when we're away, do double up on me and sometimes it does get frustrating," admitted Young to the Birmingham Mail. "But you've got to work out other options.

"There are always other players that are supporting you in this team. There are always people giving angles to get out of it.

"Ideally you want to go one v one, but there are times when you've got to figure out how to get around two markers."