Phil Jones rescues Man Utd career?
FT Desk
- 7 Nov 2021 19:20 GMT
- 3 min read
Phil Jones has become the forgotten man at Manchester United.
The central defender has incredibly not played a single minute of football for the Man Utd senior team for almost two years.
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He has played no matches this season and he did not make a single appearance in 2020-21.
His last appearance came midway through the 2019-20 season in a 2-0 home Premier League defeat to Burnley on January 22, 2020.
That season Jones only played 136 minutes of Premier League football.
The defender has suffered numerous injuries during his time at Man Utd, including 454 days on the sidelines with a knee problem between June 2020 and September 2021.
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What a photo, @PhilJones! https://t.co/1nD454FfQo pic.twitter.com/lSPVITpYZs— L (@LSeffz) November 4, 2021
It has been reported that, since recovering from this injury, Jones has been frozen out of the senior team and that he would not be given a chance to play for the club again.
Indeed, Man Utd have been said to be looking for suitors to buy Jones in January.
However, The Sun claims that Jones may now be able to resurrect his Man Utd career.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is reported to have been hugely impressed by Jones’ attitude in training.
Will Phil Jones play again for Man Utd?
And with Man Utd now facing a defensive crisis, with numerous goals being conceded and defenders injured or out of form, Jones is set to be brought back into the fold.
Solskjaer has recently changed his formation from a 4-2-3-1 to a 3-5-2 as he desperately attempts to tighten up a backline that has conceded 15 goals in the last six games.
Naturally, this system requires an extra central defender. But Raphael Varane pulled up with a hamstring injury this week, while Harry Maguire is in his worst form for years. Eric Bailly, himself back from injury recently, struggled against Man City on Saturday.
So, Solskjaer is ready to bring Jones back into the team. Could the 29-year-old resurrect and save his career?
