Manchester United defender Phil Jones has described the comments made by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013 on his potential at the club as 'unbelievable'.
Ferguson brought the England international to Old Trafford from Blackburn in 2011. Despite winning the Premier League in his second season at the club, Jones has seen his career plagued by injuries and he's made just three league appearances since the start of the 2019/20 campaign.
After United had secured the Premier League title with a win over Aston Villa in 2013, Ferguson hailed Jones and tipped the United central defender to go on to achieve great things. "Jones, arguably, the way he is looking, could be our best ever player," he said of the centre-back. READ MORE: Manchester United dressing room split over possible Erik ten Hag appointment Jones has never really threatened to live up to the billing afforded to him by the Scot, despite spending over a decade at Old Trafford.
He's now opened up on what it felt like to have such a legend of the game speak so highly of him. "Unbelievable experience, unbelievable man.
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