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title: "Manchester United: Fans feel sorry for Phil Jones following heartbreaking testimonial verdict"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-feel-sorry-for-phil-jones-following-heartbreaking-testimonial-verdict/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2019-11-28T20:10:04Z"
modified: "2019-11-28T20:10:04Z"
---

# Manchester United: Fans feel sorry for Phil Jones following heartbreaking testimonial verdict

**According to quotes from [The Athletic via Utd Report](https://twitter.com/utdreport/status/1199741805396463616?s=21), Manchester United defender and long-time servant Phil Jones will not be having a testimonial despite his many years donning red – citing a theory that not many fans would actually turn up to see him off.**

The defender signed from Blackburn Rovers [back in 2011](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13754461), going on to make [220 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-jones/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/117996) for the Red Devils and winning [four trophies](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/phil-jones/erfolge/spieler/117996) – including a Premier League title during Sir Alex Ferguson’s last season in charge.

As a result, supporters have felt bad for the 27-year-old over not having a testimonial due to the fact that, for many of those seasons, he was deemed a [liability](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league/manchester-united/manchester-united-fans-slam-phil-jones-defending-against-sheffield-united/) by some sections of fans and media alike.

His career at United hasn’t been all bad, though – with numerous high points including a decent 2017/18 season where he started most games and managed to add up a [91.2% pass success rate](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/81726/History/Phil-Jones).

Here’s how fans responded to his heartbreaking decision not to go ahead with a testimonial:

> Legit feel bad for him, I’m sure he’s a great guy with good intentions but is just not good enough as a footballer.
>
> — Ludde 🔰🇸🇪 (@Ludde\_UTD) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/Ludde_UTD/status/1199742908796035072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This is sad
>
> — A-Malik (@sadik\_abdel) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/sadik_abdel/status/1199742001899552771?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Nah this is sad – give him one [@ManUtd](https://twitter.com/ManUtd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — UNITED 🔴 (@UtdChart) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/UtdChart/status/1199742487667134465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This is actually sad
>
> — Reagan Tinka 🔰 (@EasyMoneySnipa6) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/EasyMoneySnipa6/status/1199745435453317120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> That’s so sad
>
> — Mark (@markabochi) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/markabochi/status/1199743702157156353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [#TestimonialForJones](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TestimonialForJones?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/V8Ug3MCsoj](https://t.co/V8Ug3MCsoj)
>
> — ManUtdMindset (@ManUtdMindset) [November 27, 2019](https://twitter.com/ManUtdMindset/status/1199749440879366150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***United fans, should Jones be awarded a testimonial? Let us know your thoughts below!***