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title: "Manchester United: Fans blast Phil Jones after Red Devils accept he is unreliable and will be allowed to leave"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-blast-phil-jones-after-red-devils-accept-he-is-unreliable-and-will-be-allowed-to-leave/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Ward"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2020-07-16T06:40:57Z"
modified: "2020-07-16T06:40:57Z"
---

# Manchester United: Fans blast Phil Jones after Red Devils accept he is unreliable and will be allowed to leave

**Manchester United defender Phil Jones has failed to live up to expectations ever since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.**

Jones has struggled with [injuries](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-jones/verletzungen/spieler/117996) during his time at Old Trafford and has been a regular sight on the sidelines in recent years.

According to [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/07/14/exclusive-manchester-united-open-offers-six-players-boost-transfer/), as per [@utdreport](https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/1283158085540904961), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer considers the defender dispensable as he is preparing to raise funds ahead of a rebuild this summer.

Privately, the club accept his fitness can no longer be relied upon, despite [a successful surgery](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-transfer-rumours/manchester-united-fans-rage-phil-jones-knee-surgery/) to sort out an issue with his knee. The 28-year-old has played just two games in the [Premier League](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-jones/profil/spieler/117996) this season and finds himself below his teammates [Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/leistungsdaten/verein/985) in the pecking order.

This is quite a shocking statistic, considering the fact United paid Blackburn [£17m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13754461) for his signature back in 2011.

[\[freshpress-poll id=”309598″\]](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/[freshpress-poll%20id=%22309598%22])

The Red Devils are ready to sell Jones if the right offer arrives and he will be allowed to leave in the summer.

His old boss [David Moyes](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/manchester-united/manchester-united-fans-delighted-by-west-hams-decision-as-moyes-set-sights-on-red-devils-duo/) is keen to reunite with his former pupil, although that largely depends on whether or not West Ham stay in the Premier League at the end of the season.

Naturally, lots of United fans blasted Jones, with one suggesting it is “unbelievable” that it took the club so long to deem him surplus to requirements, with a couple of fans calling him a “fraud” and “made of glass” in reference to his [injury record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-jones/verletzungen/spieler/117996).

Scroll through some of the scathing reactions so far…

https://twitter.com/ChrisSilveste14/status/1283186059715776515?s=20

> Unbelievable. Still only ‘if the right offer comes in’ though..
>
> — adz (@opzun) [July 15, 2020](https://twitter.com/opzun/status/1283316505623625729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He’s made of glass.
>
> — Darren Rigg (@superDarrenRigg) [July 15, 2020](https://twitter.com/superDarrenRigg/status/1283278208910135298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Pls sell him for free that guy is fraud..
>
> — ANKUR (@AnkurUNITED) [July 15, 2020](https://twitter.com/AnkurUNITED/status/1283232074246221824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Even when fit, he’s just not good enough.
>
> — Why-Vee 💎 (@WhyVee) [July 14, 2020](https://twitter.com/WhyVee/status/1283168793263575040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Rubbish allowed to leave or tell him to leave
>
> — olumide segilola (@mighty1711) [July 15, 2020](https://twitter.com/mighty1711/status/1283284049663057921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Offer? Who’s going to make an offer for an unreliable player?
>
> — John (@jdpc77) [July 15, 2020](https://twitter.com/jdpc77/status/1283314219509850112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***United fans, do you think Ed Woodward should sell Phil Jones? Let us know down below!***