Top 112 Quotes & Sayings by Phil Jones

I have said from day one I see myself as a center back. But, if I am asked to play in midfield or at right-back, I am happy to do so.

Being at United in my first season has really given me an insight into the passion and drive the club has.

You want to win things, you want the best players to come to Manchester United and if we're playing better and we're winning things and we're challenging for things then we're going to attract the best players.

I would never have dreamed of being able to lift the Premier League trophy.

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 want to stop goals going in the net.

My mates send me pictures every single night on the Whatsapp group taking the mick out of me. It's banter, it is what it is. It doesn't bother me.

I have always said from day dot if somebody comes in and they give me a chance to play and play regularly then they will get the best out of me.

When the chips are down, you see who the real fighters are. That is the beauty of Manchester United.

Own goals happen to the best of players.

I'm lucky, I'm lucky enough that I am strong mentally.

Hopefully, I can stay in the Premier League for my whole career.

Having more money allows you to play in a certain way, but that's the beauty of the Premier League - there are so many different styles.

I am not one who needs to be patted on the back every single day and told I am brilliant. Some players need that, I don't.

I've said before I've always believed in my ability.

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.

Players like routines. They like to know what they're doing in the week and in training.

Winning the league is obviously something you dream of as a kid.

I'm going to get criticism in the future, I've had criticism in the past. Honestly, I genuinely don't care.

It's the striker's job to put the ball in the net and it's up to us to make important tackles and blocks.

The FA Cup is a great competition and one we want to win.

Ever since I was at Blackburn, when you talk about getting pro contracts I was never the guy that was talked about as, 'This guy is going to be the best player, the next best thing.'

We will always have our critics because we are Manchester United. It has been like that since I have been here.

When I was younger I used to get really nervous before games, so much so, you are almost throwing up before games.

When I was younger you think you know it all and after games you probably just go for some food or sit on your PlayStation. Now I take it a lot more seriously and recover properly because I know I need to give myself the best possible chance to be as fresh and as fit as I can for the next game.

If we make an important block, it can be like a goal.

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're Man United, of course, we're going to be interested in the best players in the world, I'd be pretty amazed if we weren't.

I'd like to see myself as captain, but it's a long-term goal.

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.

If you are enjoying your football, you see it on the pitch.

Defending isn't just about tackling and heading, it's also about getting the ball down and playing - starting the attack from the back.

One of my strong points is that, no matter what anyone says about me, it will not affect me, it's because I believe in my ability and what I can achieve.

It's brilliant for me to even be considered as being a player who could become as good as Duncan Edwards was.

Scoring is probably something I need to work on.

As long as I am in the team, it doesn't matter whether I am in goal.

You win some, you lose some and then you get on with it.

Football's football, it can change very quickly. I know that, I've experienced that many times.

I don't care how good you are, teams can be put under pressure.

My mates will tell me they saw me in the newspaper linked to this club and that club, but to be honest it goes in one ear and out the other.

I only really set short-term goals because I don't want to put too much pressure on myself.

I tend not to read the papers or listen to what the pundits say about me.

We are under no illusions that we have no given right to win things, but winning the FA Cup is not enough.

It's not enough just to win a cup.

Success for Manchester United is winning the Premier League, adding another trophy and having another good cup run is another one.

It doesn't matter what anyone tells me, I know that I can rely on myself. It comes from my parents. They are the same strong-minded people as I am and I just don't let anyone bring me down.

Schweinsteiger has got class, he's won the World Cup, he's won everything in the game and he's got experience and that's massive, especially at Manchester United.

Consistency is key in any sport and it's no different here.

I have a wonderful family and wonderful friends.

United need to be in the Champions League.

I think England is the best league for me, for my style of play.

I just love to defend!

I want to be remembered one day as a great player, good athlete and a good professional.

Teams like Bayern are who you want to be playing; if you want to test yourselves against the best you have to play them.

Training with world-class players week in, week out has only made me a better player and I'm thankful for that.

I don't lose sleep about what people say about me. It's football.

The manager picks the team and the team has got to go out and do its best.

I think it's brilliant to see players you've grown up with on the international stage come through to senior level.

As long as I am playing and enjoying playing, then that is all that matters.