Aston Villa journalist Luke Hatfield reckons that Ashley Young's set-piece ability is a major reason why the re-signed him.

The 36-year-old spent five seasons at Villa Park between 2006 and 2011 before securing a sensational return following successful spells with Manchester United and Inter Milan.

Young has won five major trophies during his decade away from Villa, including the Premier League, Europa League and Serie A title with Inter last term.

He's enjoyed an illustrious career, with many goals and assists throughout, although some of his finest years came in the claret and blue of Villa.

His best scoring seasons all came at Villa, with his immaculate set-pieces a large reason why he's racked up 48 goals and 69 assists in England's topflight.

And with Villa short of a genuine free-kick and corner taker in their current squad, Hatfield told Football FanCast that Young's quality around dead ball situations was one of the reasons that led to his return:

"Another important part of his game, which Villa will have liked, is his set-pieces.

"He knows how to whip a good ball in, he knows how to score from a direct free-kick, which is an area that Villa are slightly weak in."