A biography for Phil Joneshasn’t been written yet.
“People can assume and predict and it is up to us to prove them all wrong.”
“People criticising does spur you on. You are always going to get critics.”
“When times are tough I am not one for just throwing the towel in.”
“I think I'm more than capable of playing in positions such as right-back, centre-back and centre-mid.”
“I'm not a player who needs telling every day in training 'you're brilliant, you're this, you're that'... but it's always nice to hear comments from the manager and people around that you're doing well.”
“I don't lose sleep about what people say about me. It's football.”
“I knew the pressure would be huge. I knew Manchester United was a massive club and a big challenge for me. Hopefully I'm proving to people that I can rise to the challenge.”
“We are at a massive club here at Manchester United and if things aren't going as well as they should be then there is always going to be people wanting to have a dig and a pop at you.”
“When I was younger I used to get really nervous before games, so much so, you are almost throwing up before games.”
“It's always nice to play in the position you feel most comfortable in.”
“It's not enough just to win a cup.”
“I don't think any training session can get you ready for a game in the Premier League, never mind playing against Liverpool.”
“I'm going to get criticism in the future, I've had criticism in the past. Honestly, I genuinely don't care.”
“The thing that's stood out since I've joined United is the desire to win every single game. It means everything to win at this club. I'm just glad to be a part of it.”
“I'd like to see myself as captain, but it's a long-term goal.”
“As long as I am in the team, it doesn't matter whether I am in goal.”
“I feel like I have done a lot at United, I still have developed as a player and grown into myself, seen a lot of faces come and go.”
“I've always said I aspire to follow the likes of John Terry, Michael Dawson and Rio Ferdinand. I always watch what they do and try and learn from them.”
“Zlatan has been fantastic. He's one of the best characters I've played with.”
“It is an old cliche but it is game by game for me.”