Manchester United defender Phil Jones has revealed his conversation with former manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
The two talked about marking out Cristiano Ronaldo during a Champions League tie back in 2013.
Phil Jones recollects Sir Alex Ferguson coming out of nowhere to credit his performances against Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo in particular. The Manchester United defender said he gained a lot of confidence from his former manager's words and could not stop thinking about it.
Phil Jones said:
“I went to the premiere of his film with a few players and he came over, we shook hands and then out of the blue he said, ‘Hey, you were f*cking terrific against Real Madrid away [in 2013]. F*cking marking Ronaldo."
"It just gave me so much confidence. To be honest, I didn’t even watch his premiere, I was just sitting there thinking about his comment, thinking, ‘He remembers it, someone of his magnitude remembers that."
Phil Jones has been one of the forgotten players at Manchester United. The former England international has fallen well down the pecking order since the arrivals of Harry Maguire and Raphael Varane.