Phil Jones Insists Manchester United Are Not Out Of The Title Race

Manchester United defender Phil Jones insists the team are not out of the running in the Premier League title race this season.

United play league leaders Chelsea at Old Trafford today, and go into the match trailing Jose Mourinho’s side by 10 points.

But Jones believes United should be targeting league success, as he reckons the team will come good when the new players settle at the club.

Jones told Sky Sports News HQ: “I think we've got to try and aspire to do that. I mean, some people will probably look at that and think ‘well, how can you say that?’ but you know we believe in what we’re doing. We believe in the philosophy the manager always drums into us.

“When things are going bad at Manchester United, everyone wants to jump on the bandwagon because ultimately we’ve been that club that everyone’s aspired to be in recent years, so when it’s not going so great, it’s difficult.

“But we have to try and brush that aside, and that’s not going to stand in our way in moving forward. And we’re improving. It’s not going to happen overnight. We’re not foolish enough to say ‘we’re going to click our fingers and it’s going to be as good as new’.

“We’ve got a lot of new players in the squad. It is going to take time, but we feel we’re improving game by game and we’ve got to keep improving and keep going forward in the right direction.”