Jones not fazed by arrival of Lindelof

ENGLAND defender Phil Jones is not feeling threatened by Victor Lindelof's arrival at Manchester United.

Jones had another injury-disrupted season at Old Trafford and, despite starting the last four games of the Premier League campaign, his first-team prospects next term are already facing a squeeze.

Sweden international Lindelof may expect to be a regular at the heart of defence after his £30.75 million move from Benfica was completed yesterday, with Eric Bailly already established as a first choice.

That leaves Jones, England team-mate Chris Smalling, Daley Blind and Marcos Rojo with a considerable challenge on their hands, but that is par for the course with the Red Devils. "We're Manchester United, we're going to attract the best players and the biggest players. It would be a strange summer if we weren't signing players like that," said Jones.

"Competition is always good. I've spoken to the manager, he just asks how you're feeling, how you're doing, just a normal conversation between player and manager. He's a good man manager, he's like that with all the players."

Jones won his first England cap in two years on Tuesday, in a 3-2 friendly defeat by 10-man France. Jones, John Stones and Gary Cahill lined up for the first time as a three-man defence and were given a torrid time by Les Bleus forwards Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele.