Former Manchester United defender Phil Jones has insisted he had “shes” in Old Trafford and admits that he would sympathize with Mason Mount and Luke Shaw because of his “sticked terrible place” that they support the club’s gymnastics.
Mount and King have been out of action since early December with injuries to spinal cord and calves.
Mount, who signed £55m ($71.3 million) from Chelsea in 2022, has not made his first 51 appearances for United since his arrival in Stamford Bridge, while the Xaw has not played more than he has played since £27m ($35 million) in Southampton in
But Jones, whose 12th anniversary of his United States out of the path of prolonged injuries before retirement at the age of 31 in 2023, said he could sympathize with the challenges faced by Mount and Shaw while trying to regain social media criticism at the same time.
“I am very sorry for Mason and Locke,” Jones told reporters. “I know exactly what they’re feeling. For me it was a embarrassing feeling because you’re at Manchester United, the biggest club in the world and you just want to play football.
“I loved to play football so much, I didn’t do that for any other reason. I just liked football like a little child. When you can’t do anything, you took something from you.
“It’s difficult to deal with it. You have fans, you have social media, so I can fully sympathize with them (month and king).
Despite being pressured by fans to return to the game — Shaw, especially, he has been criticized after playing for Euro 2024 for England despite prolonged injury problems last season — Jones said the players only have to go back to the games when they feel ready to do so.
“What I am saying is that you have to go back to a state that feels comfortable in playing,” Jones said.
“Medical staff always try and develop you to come back earlier, but they must feel right and feel sure they are ready to return, play and compete at a high level.
“So I’m completely sympathetic to them. It’s really a terrible place to be in it.