Aston Villa want creative players

Martin O'Neill has revealed that he is in the market for creative players for next season. Niko Kranjcar and Andres D'Alessandro have been linked with a move to Aston Villa in recent weeks.

He told Aston Villa's website: "Teams do get people behind the ball. We saw that with Sunderland and other teams at Villa Park.

"You have to have another dimension to your game, which at this minute is something that we would have to work on greatly. The ability to break teams down at home who do not give you any space behind."