Former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie has told Football FanCast in an exclusive interview that he can understand why supporters of his old side are getting frustrated with central defender Tyrone Mings.

Mings came in for criticism for his performance in Villa's 3-1 win against Fulham earlier this month, with the 28-year-old's mistake resulting in the west London club taking the lead.

He did, however, manage to redeem himself by setting up the equaliser. Ultimately, thanks to Trezeguet's brace, no real damage was done in the end.

Nevertheless, Hendrie has called for Mings to up his game in general amid fan frustration, frustration that the ex-Villa player totally gets.

On the £24.3m-rated England international, Hendrie told FFC:

"I look at the mistake that John Stones made in the England game and, you know, there's similar sorts of aspects between Tyrone Mings and John Stones. They're footballing centre-halves, they get on the ball, they want to have that bit of time and they want to play football from the back.

"And that's a risk you run having centre-halves that want to play through the lines and want that extra couple of seconds on the ball where they're going to pick things out. And sometimes they get a little bit cocky in that situation."

Discussing the matter further, the retired Premier League footballer went on to add:

"I can understand why Villa fans are getting frustrated because [Ezri] Konsa's been brilliant defensively, puts his neck on the line. And, at times, I've seen Tyrone over the season, you know, the Leeds game stood out to me where [Patrick] Bamford just literally ran riot and some of the goals that were scored... defensively, I didn't feel that he was at it.

"For the physical strength that he possesses, he should be going on and doing a lot better, and I think that's why Villa fans get so frustrated."

Next up for Mings and Villa in the Premier League is the visit of Manchester City.

Smith's side will need to be wary of a reaction from the Citizens following their disappointing 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup.