Red View: Jones on Sunderland, Young and Welbeck webchat + more

JONES MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME Phil Jones endured an injury-affected start to the 2012/13 campaign but is aiming to make the most of United’s busy festive fixture list – and he says the Reds must do the same having notched a six-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League table. The 20-year-old defender, now fit again after a knee problem, made his first appearance of the season when the Reds visited Galatasaray in November. Last weekend, in only his fifth match since returning, he was given a taste of Sunday’s scintillating Manchester derby as a late substitute. After such an epic high, Jones is naturally keen for more first-team opportunities in the crucial coming weeks. “There are a lot of games coming up and I just want to be involved as much as I can be,” he tells United Review, the Reds’ official match programme. “Sunderland is another really important game for us. They’re fighting for points at the other end of the table so we don’t expect it to be easy at all, but we have to make the most of the position we’re in.” United edged six points clear of title rivals Manchester City after last weekend’s injury-time 3-2 triumph, but the Reds aren’t resting on that lead at a crucial stage of the league calendar. “The manager talks a lot about the Christmas period being one of the toughest spells of the Premier League season,” adds Jones. “To be in a strong position at the turn of the year is vital. We’ve put ourselves in a good position and we need to keep it going now.” More - Vidic in, Evans out for Saturday | Lindegaard available again | Sir Alex: Let's kick on YOUNG AND WELBECK ANSWER THE FANS United and England team-mates Ashley Young and Danny Welbeck took part in a live webchat with fans on Thursday 13 December. If you missed it, here's an extract... Is Patrice Evra a good DJ in the dressing room? Who would you replace him with? - Mustafa Mesic, Bosnia and Herzegovina DW: I think I can speak for both of us here. We've had discussions recently and as for Patrice's skills... he has some good tunes but recently he's mellowed a bit. The tempo in the dressing room has slowed down. I'm not saying he's showing his age but I think the tunes are... AY: Let me tell you. The tunes have slowed down and they're not the beat we need before we go out on the pitch. But he is a good DJ and he has lots of tunes. DW: I think his playlist is too big and when he hits shuffle it lands on a few slower songs. I have to say, I like his music but it could be time for a change if Ash is putting himself forward. AY: I've done it a few times and I've never had a complaint. Even Albert, our kitman, was tapping his foot when I played a few tunes once! Which is your favourite movie of all time? - Lakshman Koundinya, India AY: I've got a few, and really we haven't got long enough for me to tell you all of them. As a kid I used to love the Mighty Ducks movies and I'd watch them all back to back. There's another one called Smile Orange. It's a Jamaican film. If you get a chance definitely watch it. I must have seen it 100 times. DW: It's hard to pick a favourite. Mighty Ducks is before my time! If you weren't a footballer, what would be your occupation and why? - David Briggs, USA DW: I think I'd be at university now. Both my big brothers went so I'd have followed them. I'm not too sure what I would have studied but I'd have liked to have gone. AY: I would never have gone. Me and school didn't get on. I was good at school but I didn't enjoy it. I was an entrepreneur in the playground, though... I'd buy some cheap sweets at the shop and then make a profit by selling them to the other kids! More: Read the full Young and Welbeck Q&A | Listen to an exclusive podcast with Ryan Giggs VACCINES MAN HAS UNITED FEVER The Vaccines' front man Justin Young popped in at Old Trafford recently to chat to ManUtd.com about his beloved Manchester United. Young and his band-mates have been busy, touring the UK and releasing their second album, The Vaccines Come Of Age, but he still found time to visit the Theatre of Dreams to shop in the Megastore and talk on camera about the title race, Eric Cantona and more. "I don't have much time to come to matches, but I've been to about a dozen at Old Trafford over the last few years and I always get excited when I walk in," Young told us. "I even got excited just walking into the stadium to do this interview!" More: Watch a video of Justin's interview on ManUtd.com   This email was sent by:Manchester United Sir Matt Busby Way Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA, United Kingdom. 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