Jones bullish despite United’s poor form

His job may be to stop the goals going in, but Manchester United defender Phil Jones insists there is no concern at Old Trafford about what is going on at the other end of the pitch.

Since returning to the Red Devils’ ranks at the start of the month, Jones has featured in United’s last four games in all competitions.

Jose Mourinho’s side created the lion’s share of the chances against West Ham on Sunday, but could only score once as the game finished 1-1.

And as United prepare to host the Hammers for the second time in four days – they play West Ham in the EFL Cup on Wednesday evening – Jones is adamant his side have not lost their ability to kill their opponents off.

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“We created the chances again but we were unlucky in front of goal,” he said. “We could have killed the game before half-time. We created some good chances but unfortunately it wasn’t to be.

“I thought we controlled the game and should have won, but we couldn’t get that final goal.

“We just need to keep creating the chances like we are doing and hopefully we are going to hit some in like we did against Feyenoord the other night.

“We just need to stick together, keep training well and keep creating the chances, and we will get the goals.

“We need to go again. Wednesday night is another important game and we want to win. I think it will be a completely different game to this one but we need to prepare right as it comes around quickly.”