With an unpredictable season, many teams are on the table that they did not expect before. Manchester United, who fought for the top 4, is now a surprising challenger for the Premier League title.
With 41 points in 21 games, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team is in 2nd place. They are three points behind leaders Manchester City who have one game in their hands.
This is a season where teams are finding it difficult to deal with frequent injuries. Fortunately, this is not the case with the Red Devils. Only Phil Jones was labeled a long-term injury. Now it looks like he’s waiting in line to make a comeback.
Amad Diallo, the newcomer from Manchester United, is also slated to join the team’s roster. The 18-year-old winger has impressed the manager since arriving last month. He recently started for Manchester United under the age of 23 and scored two goals against Liverpool.
Jesse Lingard has left the club for West Ham on loan through the end of this season. The English international found it difficult to join the team due to the intense competition.
The youngsters Teden Mengi and Facundo Pellistri have also joined Derby County and Deportivo Alaves as borrowers. Timothy Fosu-Mensah moved to the German club Bayer Leverkusen, Marcos Rojo
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These outcomes helped Solskjaer free up space in the squad. Phil Jones and Amad Diallo are expected to join Man United’s Premier League squad.
Ole said: « Phil is recovering from an injury, knee surgery he had and he’s working hard on it to be available again. So he will be added to the [Premier League] list. If you get injured it could affect your passion and your chance to play football. He is a top footballer and im two years ago World Cup squad. He was brilliant when I got in. «
Phil Jones was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2011. He has played 224 times for the club in the last 10 years. The England international has not this season Played for the Red Devils, an operation in the summer has kept him out of the team.
When Ole signed on to manage Man United, he trusted Phil Jones’ ability, but regular injuries forced him out of the team and out of management he signed Harry Maguire last summer.
Jones made his last appearance for the Reds in January 2020 in a 6-0 FA Cup win over Tranmere. Maguire, Bailly and Lindelof are all in front of him. Even Axel Tuanzebe should be ahead of him in the pecking order.
This raises the question mark about his career at Old Trafford. It’s surprising to say this about a player who was on the English World Cup squad two years ago. Should Solskjaer and his staff still count on Phil Jones?
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