Phil Jones will be fit for Cup: Giggs

Ryan Giggs says defender Phil Jones will be fit for the World Cup.

England defender Phil Jones will definitely overcome a shoulder injury in time for the World Cup, according to Manchester United interim manager Ryan Giggs on Friday.

Jones, 22, suffered the injury in United's 3-1 win over Hull in midweek and there were concerns that he had suffered a dislocation and would not be fit to go to Brazil.

England manager Roy Hodgson is set to name a provisional 30-man squad on Monday and Giggs says that Jones and Wayne Rooney, who has missed the last two games with a groin problem, will be available.

Giggs, who is in charge of United for the final time against Southampton on Sunday, said: "Phil's injury isn't as bad as I thought on the night.

"He's obviously out for Sunday but should be ok for the World Cup.

"Wayne has just started training over the last couple of days. Sunday probably will be a little bit too quick for him but he'll train and be fine for the World Cup also."


Share

1 min read

Published

Updated

Source: AAP


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world