{"id":20223,"date":"2011-12-23T11:54:40","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T11:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/man-utd-given-jones-injury-boost\/"},"modified":"2011-12-23T11:54:40","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T11:54:40","slug":"man-utd-given-jones-injury-boost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/23\/man-utd-given-jones-injury-boost\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd given Jones injury boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/658957512244_jonesinjured.jpg\" width=\"464\" height=\"261\" alt=\"Phil Jones\" \/> Jones (right) was injured after clashing with Fulham&#8217;s Clint Dempsey<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Manchester United defender Phil Jones has been told he has not suffered a serious facial injury and could play in the Boxing Day game against Wigan.<\/p>\n<p>The player, 19, was caught by an elbow from Clint Dempsey during the opening minutes of Wednesday&#8217;s 5-0 victory at Fulham.<\/p>\n<p>United feared Jones may have broken his jaw or fractured a cheekbone but X-rays have shown no major damage.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Young is out for a few weeks after injuring a knee in the same game.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>26 Dec:<\/strong> Wigan (H) 1500<\/li>\n<li><strong>31 Dec:<\/strong> Blackburn (H) 1500<\/li>\n<li><strong>4 Jan:<\/strong> Newcastle (A) 2000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The winger joins an injury list that includes Darren Fletcher (illness), Rio Ferdinand (foot), Anderson (knee), Tom Cleverley (ankle), Michael Owen (thigh), Nemanja Vidic (knee) and Fabio (hamstring).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Phil Jones should be OK for Monday,&#8221; United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said on Friday. &#8220;We feared the worst but there is no break.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>United, who play Wigan at Old Trafford, are currently second in the Premier League table, just two points adrift of Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their injury concerns, they have won seven of their past eight league matches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is time to keep our foot on the pedal,&#8221; said Ferguson.<\/p>\n<p>Jones has been an increasingly influential figure for United since his \u00a317m move from Blackburn Rovers in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>He can play in both defence and midfield, his impressive form earning him international honours with England.<\/p>\n<p>For the latest updates and reaction to this story, read <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport2\/hi\/front_page\/9667300.stm\" title=\"Sportsday Live - breaking sports news\">Sportsday Live.<\/a> Have your say on Twitter via the hashtag #bbcsportsday.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Jones (right) was injured after clashing with Fulham&#8217;s Clint Dempsey Manchester United defender Phil Jones has been told he has not suffered a serious facial injury and could play in the Boxing Day game against Wigan. 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