Phil Jones Sets Sights High After Comeback

Manchester United can win the Premier League title this season, according to defender Phil Jones.

United's 3-0 victory over Sunderland on Saturday saw them leapfrog Manchester City and top the table for the first time in two years, after the Citizens were defeated 4-1 at Tottenham in the lunchtime kick-off.

Jones is confident a successful season is in the offing for Louis van Gaal's side, but insists United are taking it game-by-game with the immediate focus turning to the midweek Champions League clash with Wolfsburg.

"We have a great squad, loads of talented players. There is no reason why we can't win the league," Jones said.

"But I think that is a step too far at the moment in terms of short goals.

"We are concentrating on the Wolfsburg game on Wednesday night now and making sure we get a positive result."

Jones came off the bench against Sunderland to make his first league appearance this term after a blood clot was discovered in his leg by United medical staff during pre-season.

The 23-year-old defender has seen his career at Old Trafford interrupted by a number of different injuries but Jones says this one was like nothing he had experienced before as a player.

"It was something that was completely out of control," he said.

"I came off the [pre-season] tour and felt a tightness in my calves and had a scan on it and found a blood clot in my leg."

After diagnosis, Jones was forced to spend the following six weeks in isolation away from his team-mates.

"I was still fit and mobile about the house but I couldn't join in with the lads because if you get contact it [the clot] can travel up your leg and then you are in trouble, so it's very frustrating," Jones added.

"So I am just buzzing to be back now and happy to be back in the fold."

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