Phil Jones says he used to absolutely hate playing against £22m Man Utd player in training

Phil Jones played alongside some of the very best players in the world during his time at Manchester United.

Indeed, Jones was lucky enough to call the likes of Wayne Rooney, Paul Scholes and Robin van Persie his teammates during his time at Old Trafford.

Speaking to Planet Football, Phil Jones has been building his dream XI made up of his former teammates.

As you can imagine, the likes of Rooney and Ryan Giggs made this team, while on the right wing, Jones actually picked Nani.

According to the former defender, Nani was an absolute nightmare to play against in training, stating that he was so good.

Nani was a nightmare to face in training

Jones picked his dream XI of former teammates.

The former England star chose Nani as his right winger, recounting just how difficult it was to face the £22m player in training every day.

Jones often shares interesting insight from United training, he recently claimed that Anthony Martial was always late to training at United.

Andre Onana has also praised Nani for his trickery in the past.

“Right wing, I’m going to go with Nani. I’m going off when I signed for United and he was so good. I used to hate playing against him in training,” Jones said.

“He was one of those frustrating players in a five-a-side, he was so good, so good.”

Phil Jones’ record alongside Nani

Jones hailed Nani as one of the best he’s ever played with, and the stats suggest that these two were part of a brilliant team together.

Indeed, Jones and Nani played 51 games together throughout their careers, and, more often than not, they were on the winning team.

Unfortunately, Nani would leave United in 2014, while Jones’ career would be curtailed by injuries.

Nani finally retired from football in 2024, while Phil Jones’ career came to an end in 2023 at the age of just 31 owing to numerous injury issues that plagued him in the latter half of his career.

Jones’ career may have been cut short, but in that short time, he played with some true legends of the game.

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