Fergie: Jones can fill a Baresi role

ALEX FERGUSON has backed up Fabio Capello’s claim that Phil Jones reminds him of Italian legend Franco Baresi.

Fergie: Jones can fill a Baresi role

The Manchester United manager snapped Jones up from Blackburn in the summer for £17 million (€20 million). It seemed a lot to pay for a 19-year-old but if anything, Jones’ performances since suggest United got a bargain.

Capello is among those who have been impressed. Having handed Jones his international debut in the right-back role in Montenegro last month, the England coach shoved him into midfield for recent encounters with Spain and Sweden.

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