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Confirmed: Phil Jones signs long-term deal with Man Utd



Posted Tuesday, June 30, 2015 by squawka.com

Confirmed: Phil Jones signs long-term deal with Man Utd

Manchester United have confirmed that defender Phil Jones has signed a new contract that will keep him at the club until 2019.

Jones joined the club in 2011 from Blackburn Rovers and drew praise from then-manager Sir Alex Ferguson, who said that he could become the next England captain and go down as one of United’s greatest-ever defenders.

However injuries have really impacted his career, preventing him from living up to his early potential.

Last season under Louis van Gaal, Jones started to establish a bit more consistency and was always used at centre-back, which is a welcome change.

In the past his versatility has seen him shoehorned into right-back and central midfield, but Van Gaal now seems to want to let him focus on developing as a central defender.

In the recent England friendly he was used by Roy Hodgson at right-back, but there is no doubt that he’s best when used as a central defender.

Towards the back-end of last season he was used alongside Chris Smalling in the heart of the United defence, and some fans have speculated whether or not those two could be the partnership for years to come.



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