Good afternoon. Pool. Happy New Year, everybody. There's two
words on the lips of everybody around here, Phil and Jones,
Phil Jones, the Manchester United. And former England.
Defender hasn't played for three weeks short of two years
in the Premier League. He's starting to him. Well, it's
incredible. I'm sure he's been through every emotion in
the book in that two years.
He would have really questioned himself as well as to whether
he could do, but I'm delighted for him because he stuck at it.
It. And here he is. Now on the threshold of a return
and after some unfair criticism to, I would say from one or
two, former colleagues
high-profile colleagues at that. And yeah, I guess. Now,
his is probably your thoughts in that dressing will be
keep it simple, do it. Right? Don't don't try anything silly
and and get through it. Victor Lindelof is ill. Eric by is
injured and Harry MaGuire is injured as well. Which means
Cristiano Ronaldo.
Captain's Manchester United that last happened in
Then I ate, but it's
something that people will pick up
upon together here. I'm sure.
Well, I think so.
You know, Bruno Fernando is not involved either and not in
the starting eleven. So I think Ronaldo was kind of nailed on.
I mean, he is the senior man.
He's a superstar. He's a diva
feel like and it had to be him. Will he be able to score
against wolves? Who
don't concede many, don't score many,
but they are one of the better defensive team. Second best
defensive record in the Premier League. Yeah, I think wolves.
Pick different formations Are Bruno large depending on you
know, whether he feels they can get at teams. No 343 I believe
is probably their best formation. Here we go.
We've been here before I left. It does rain in Manchester,
but that wasn't rain
but
it's a yeah, I mean defensively
they can't give that up. They'd like to strike a better
balance. Obviously. I'm have
more offensive Menace as well.
But, you know, I think three for three. Is better suited to
them and particularly for Jimenez who they need to get in
the Gold's again, rather than 35 to
what they tend to pick when they're coming up against
opposition. That might be a little more serious than
Manchester United's back for.
That's where we are here. But Phil Jones is the name over to you
more on that in just a moment. Guys. You'll find both teams
right now, top, half of the table United in seventh place,
just four points behind fourth-place. Arsenal is
important to note. They have two games in hand. On
the Gunners
wolves have been in The top half since early November a win
today would Vault them into eighth place just above
writing.
Welcome to Premier League live while Burmeister alongside
Danny Higginbotham. And Robbie must. Oh, you know what
the guys
Martin, and Jim just mentioned, they started with it. They came
back to it, Phil Jones, a big deal. A lot of news. They're
coming back into the lineup for Man United. What does he had
today?
You can say. Yeah, it's experience boy. He hasn't, he
hasn't played, you know, fit for nearly two years now and
it's it's a huge ask, you know, Through so much injury-wise.
And what have you need? Probably never thought that it
was going to get an opportunity.
I think what you have to look at is the way that rag Nick
likes to play as well. Unlikely loves his two, fullbacks to go
forward to is going to be a lack of protection there. He's
going to be asked to drift into the wider positions.
So he's going to need good protection from Iran who has
experience and Matic in front of him as well. But there's no
doubt about it. It's a huge day for a minutes. It's a massive
called as well because I thought potentially Matic could
have played in the Centre back position, but because of how
well he did against Burnley.
Magnets, probably thinking to himself. No, I need to keep
them in that position. It's a big call of because he could
have done that Fred could have come back into the oldest. You
know, it's familiar-looking lineup. Phil Jones rednecks,
really put a lot of trust on this guy.
We know that he's been out all this amount of times. I look
back at the numbers. He's only played three times. Three games
for the under-23 this season, poor January. So just been
training.
Training in three games are match, Fitness
will have to be a concern. There was a big article a few
weeks ago about Phil Jones
and it was, It was kind of, it's really sad. To read it. He
absolutely feels. He can get back to the top again. Yeah,
absolutely is
annoyed and angry at the treatment that he's gone
because it's Phil Jones as always injured type of deal,
but now he's got a chance to answer some of the critics. But
again, a big big ask in this Premier League match,
the problem that you have as well
is that
if you are just consistently training and you're not
playing, it's completely different type of finish. When
people talk about match, Fitness is always like real
case, especially the start of the Season. You just had
a preseason is how you get into the team.
Nobody feels. By Fitness until at least five, six, seven games
in. So Phil Jones, he's got to hit the ground running against
players that are already at their maximum Fitness levels.
And you can just imagine that walls dressing room at
the moment. When they
when they saw Phil Jones is named in a team Sheet
Target. Number one.
That's what we're going to do. Everything is going to be based
around him. Can we get him in as on him come and get Midfield
Runners on him? And that's what they'll do. So he needs to be
protected. Do you expect him to make much of a difference
today?
Unfortunately, I think when you find yourself in a position
where you're coming into him, all he can do is look after
himself, you know, he can't look after the full-backs. He
can't look after the central midfielders. He's got a place
on game, but he's going
to need help as well.
It doesn't matter. How good,
how good a fitness. You think you're in when you go from
the training ground, so that it to the pitch on a match day. It's
a completely different level. So it's going to be a tough
game for.
And one other note for United with their lineup, Robbie Bruno
Fernandez available not starting nothing in.
Thing and don't have a problem with it. I think of a team
plays. Well as it did against Burnley, you can keep the same
team as the ones that that got the man that performance.
That's what's happened. We're gonna have a little
tactic session in a few minutes to look in about how it's
changing United and this 4222 might evolve into something
a little bit different that hurts Bruno Bruno
will want to play at a number 10.
So I think it's a
good call. Good call Bruno Fernandez is a brilliant
player. One of the best players at the club, but for team plays
well and wins a game. I have no. I'm keeping the same guys
out there. I think it's brilliant as well, for
Greenwood. And for
Sancho to younger players. It's like this is our star, man.
Let's not forget though for none has not scored in the last
13 Premier League games.
So, for the younger players now, it's like that. Okay. I've
got this shirt. It's up to me to lose it. Now, by my
performance is dropping.