Manchester United defender Phil Jones collides with Real Madrid defender Daniel Carvajal [COURTESY]Phil Jones has received a formal apology from Twitter after he was trolled by them on their official account. A tweet posted on Twitter's account on Tuesday night read 'Name a better footballer than Phil Jones' and quickly received hundreds of retweets and likes. United complained to Twitter about the mocking tweet, with Jones and the club receiving an apology, while the tweet was subsequently deleted. Everton's Romelu Lukaku and Manchester United's Phil Jones [Action Images via Reuters]"It was not our intention to cause upset and once we realised our mistake, we immediately deleted the Tweet." "Phil has been following an individualised training programme during the post-lockdown period to optimise recovery from a knee problem," United boss Solskjaer told the club website.

Source: Standard Digital August 13, 2020 06:00 UTC