(Reuters) – Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defended Phil Jones after former teammate Rio Ferdinand criticised the 29-year-old earlier this week. Ferdinand said Jones “should have gone ages ago” and claimed he was “taking the place of a youth player” as he continues to recover from a knee injury. “Phil has had a horrible 18-19 months and probably a year before that as well with injuries,” Solskjaer said. Since I came here he’s battled with this knee injury, put his body on the line… he’s never done anything but give everything for the club. “I was out for two years in a three-year period with a knee injury.

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