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Rise and fall of Phil Jones for Man United and England: a cycle of promise, then injury setbacks

Phil Jones was one of only five players picked to represent England at both the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, but when Gareth Southgate sits down to select his squad for Qatar 2022, he won't be anywhere near the conversation.

The 30-year-old defender can't play for Manchester United in the Premier League at the moment either, having been left out of the registered squad. He could be added in January, but that would require him to prove his fitness first, and he hasn't started back-to-back league games since May 2019.

Out of the contract at Old Trafford in the summer, it's possible that Jones has played his last game for the club he joined as a teenager in 2011.