Jones: We've Dropped Too Many Points

Manchester United defender Phil Jones believes the Reds should have picked up more points this season, after ending the 2014/15 campaign with a goalless draw against Hull City.

With fourth place secure, all of the pressure at the KC Stadium fell on the shoulders of United legend and Tigers manager Steve Bruce who, despite his best efforts, couldn't steer his side clear of relegation. Jones feels that while the prospect of facing Hull on the final day was always a difficult one, the result represents another two dropped points for Louis van Gaal's men.

Asked if he was disappointed by the end to the season, Jones told MUTV: “I think we have to be. We probably should have picked up a few more points along the way towards the end of the season. On the flip side, the start we had to the season wasn’t good enough. We could have taken all three points at the likes of Burnley and Sunderland, games like that. You come away at the time thinking that it’s not a bad result, but when you look back at the end of the season, they probably weren’t the best results.

"We knew it would be tough coming to Hull given the situation they found themselves in. They pushed us hard and made things difficult. It shouldn’t be like that - we’ve prepared well this week and made sure that we were going into this game in a positive frame of mind. We tried to do that, especially in the first half, but it didn’t pay off. With the red card, we’ve had to defend well. We rode our luck a few times but you have to create your own luck."

In the absence of the injured David De Gea, goalkeeper Victor Valdes made his full first-team debut, and contributed to the final-day point with a series of superb saves. “Victor is a terrific goalkeeper," Jones added. "We knew what kind of player we were signing when he came here, and he’s been different class.”