Jones loving life at the summit

PHIL JONES may have been critical of Manchester United’s performance against Blackburn on New Year’s Eve but he is still loving life at the Premier League summit.

Despite that shock defeat at Old Trafford, United remain on course to top the mini-table covering all five games of the festive period.

Having been given a reprieve by Manchester City’s shock defeat at Sunderland, the Red Devils will remain in the thick of the title battle if they have better fortunes than their neighbours when they head to the north east to face Newcastle tonight.