Jones: Manchester United are not scared of anyone

Phil Jones believes Manchester United are not far away from challenging for the Premier League title, after picking up an unprecedented treble of trophies this year.

The Red Devils played 64 games in all this season, with the last being arguably the best of them all as they scooped the Europa League with victory over Ajax.

That added to their Community Shield and EFL Cup titles earlier in the campaign, though it was only the triumph in Europe that ensured next season would feature Champions League football.

That was due to Jose Mourinho’s side only finishing in sixth place in the Premier League, though Jones knows the side still have a positive mentality about next season’s league exploits – despite finishing 24 points behind champions Chelsea.

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“There is no doubt that when everyone is fit and everyone is playing well and confident we can take on anyone,” he said.

“We’re not scared of anyone and we don’t look at other clubs and think we’re miles away from them, far from it. But we know we can certainly challenge better than we have done this season in the league.

“It’s been tough at times, especially at home when we’ve created loads of chances but there has been some goalkeeping heroics or we’ve made the wrong pass at the key time, but ultimately I think we’ve had a good season.”