The Manchester United defender stepped up exactly when his manager needed him and has since earned his confidence
José Mourinho feared the worst when he lost both his central defenders in the middle of last month but misfortune for Eric Bailly and Chris Smalling turned into an opportunity for Phil Jones. In something approaching desperation Mourinho threw a player who had been injured for most of the season and Manchester United have not looked back since.
Should Jones start against West Ham on Sunday, and he deserves to, it will be his fourth game in a row, something Mourinho admits he thought might never happen. “I don’t know when he last did that,” the United manager said.
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