Philip Anthony "Phil" Jones

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'My mates banter me all the time about it': Phil Jones reveals his friends make fun of infamous facial expressions he pulls 'every night' in WhatsApp group

* Phil Jones has become renowned for his facial expressions during matches
* The Manchester United defender has now revealed he gets stick for them
* Jones says he will get 'banter' from his friends on various WhatsApp groups
* The 27-year-old recently signed a new contract with United until June 2023

Manchester United's Phil Jones has long been laughed at for the faces he pulls during matches - and it turns out that his mates don't let him forget it either.

Images of his funny expressions have been plastered all over social media and he has become used to being made to look a little daft.

Jones has now revealed that he gets 'banter all the time' from friends in a WhatsApp group but says it doesn't bother him.

'It's banter, my mates banter me all the time about it.' Jones told Goal.

'It is what it is. I'm not too fussed about that either. My mates send me pictures every single night on the WhatApp group taking the mick out of me.

'It's banter, it is what it is. It doesn't bother me.'


Phil Jones has become widely recognised for the facial expressions he pulls during matches. But Jones says the 'banter' he gets from his mates doesn't bother him in the slightest. Jones adds that he gets sent pictures from his mates of him during matches 'every night'

Indeed, the memes will keep coming for some time given he has recently signed a new contract at Old Trafford until the summer of 2023.

But the new contract hasn't come without criticism from those who don't believe he shouldn't have been given one.

'People can make their own opinions up,' he added. 'Ultimately I've got another contract at United.

'I've been here for eight or nine years now and I've won the Premier League, been to two World Cups.

'I've been to a Euros, played in the Champions League, won the Europa League and the FA Cup.

'So people can talk but ultimately they're the stats and that's what I've done.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-6825541/My-mates-banter-time-Phil-Jones-reveals-friends-make-fun-him.html