Phil Jones names his dream Man Utd five-a-side team but leaves out Cristiano Ronaldo
dailystar.co.ukCristiano Ronaldo in his all-time best five-a-side Manchester United team featuring past and present players. Jones has spent over a decade with the Red Devils since joining them from Blackburn in 2011, making 169 appearances for the club.
However, his time at the club has been incredibly stop-start, with injuries meaning that he has made featured in the Premier League just six times in the last three years.The centre-back has played with some all-time United legends since arriving at Old Trafford, and many would expect five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo to rank highly amongst those.
But that doesn’t appear to be the case.Jones was asked on a club website segment who would make his five-a-side team. The England international opted for Edwin van der Sar in goal, before naming an almighty two-man defence of Steve Bruce and Nemanja Vidic.Paul Scholes was then selected as Jones’ midfielder, with Derby County manager Wayne Rooney playing upfront.
Of course, it would certainly have been tough for Jones to fit all of the Red Devils’ best into one squad – but Ronaldo’s absence from the team was noticeable.The Portugal captain was not with Jones at United when he first confirmed himself as one of the best players in the world.
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