Monday, 25th August, 2014
Manchester United defender Phil Jones has praised his young defensive partners’ performance against Sunderland yesterday.
The Red Devils’ slow start to the campaign continued with a 1-1 draw against the Black Cats yesterday at the Stadium of Light.
Although disappointed with the result, Jones feels that his young defensive colleagues did a good job against Sunderland in the Premier League clash.
"Both of them did a really great job", the defender told MUTV.
"Tyler [Blackett] looked very comfortable and Mike [Michael Keane] came on and did equally well. Defensively they were very good."
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Chris Smalling limped off with an injury just before half time and Keane took his place in Manchester United’s three-man defence.
Jonny Evans is another central defender who has been sidelined due to an injury; Rafael and Luke Shaw are also out due to injuries.
"It’s not what we want [defensive injuries mounting] but these things happen and we’ve just got to adapt and move on."
Manchester United will take on League One side MK Dons tomorrow at Stadium MK in a League Cup match.
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