Forgotten Man Utd Star Phil Jones Spotted in HBO TV Series

• Phil Jones is one of Manchester United's longest-serving players having joined in the summer of 2011
• The English defender has struggled with injuries and has been a part player for the past several years
• His contract expires in the summer and he would leave the club after 12 years

Manchester United defender Phil Jones is having time off and was spotted in a cameo appearance on a TV series, despite being contracted to the Red Devils and still yet to make an appearance since January 2022.

The English defender, signed from Blackburn Rovers in 2011 by legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson has struggled with injuries in the past several years.

The 31-year-old is one of the missteps of Ferguson. After United's 2012/13 Premier League win, which coincided with the Scot's retirement, he claimed Jones could be the club's best-ever player, as reported by Mirror UK.

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Ten years after that prophecy, he is on the club's book for only a few months more and has not played a game in over a year; instead, he is doing other things whilst receiving payment from the club.

Jones spotted in TV series

According to FourFourTwo, the England international made a cameo appearance in HBO TV series Succession. TikTok content @noproblemgambler, who picked out Son Heung-min in the Marvel Cinematic Universe last year, picked him out.

According to him, the match being shown appears to be a pre-season friendly from the 2010 Sydney Festival of Football between Rangers, then managed by Walter Smith, and Sam Allardyce's Blackburn Rovers.

The appearance came before Jones was even a Manchester United player, but fans are just coming to the knowledge of a football match featuring him appearing in the series.

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Jones worked as a pundit

Sports Brief previously reported that Phil Jones worked as a pundit for the Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Wembley on February 27.

The player still on the Red Devils payroll teamed up with the Sky Sports punditry team for the day, leaving fans in hysterics about how an active player for a club could be so free.