Jones calls for players to step up

Manchester United defender Phil Jones has issued a rallying call to his teammates to stick together and relieve some of the pressure on beleaguered boss Louis van Gaal.

The Dutchman has come under increased scrutiny amid a poor run of results with Saturday's 2-1 home loss to Norwich seeing United slide out of the Premier League's top four.

The Red Devils are without a win in six matches in all competitions and also suffered an embarrassing Champions League group stage exit after losing to Wolfsburg this month.