Jones Pleased To Progress

Manchester United defender Phil Jones felt the Reds were worthy winners after beating Olympiacos to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

A hat-trick from Robin van Persie sealed a 3-0 win on the night and a 3-2 aggregate success, as David Moyes' side staged a superb comeback to book a place in the last eight.

"We knew the objective tonight was to go and score three goals and not concede, and we’ve done that," Jones told MUTV afterwards. "On another night we could have scored more, but I thought all over the pitch tonight we were excellent. We were a real attacking threat and thoroughly deserved to qualify for the next round."

The defender added: "We’re in it together. We’re a team, the manager and the staff, and we’ve got to band together and come through this difficult period, and we will do."

There are plenty of top sides remaining who United could potentially be paired with in the quarter-finals, including Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, Jones is eagerly anticipating the challenge, no matter what the outcome of Friday's draw.

"We’re just happy to be in the next round," he added. "Whoever we get we will welcome but hopefully we can go and put in another performance and qualify for the semi-finals."