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Manchester United defender Phil Jones urges team mates not to lose intensity as they chase the top four ahead of Middlesbrough clash

Manchester United defender Phil Jones has told his team-mates that they can't put all their eggs into the Europa League basket and urged them to fight for a top-four finish.

Jones thinks they need to ignore excuses like the club's busy schedule and the logistical problems that dogged them last week.

United travel to Middlesbrough on Sunday having been stuck in sixth place for more than three months despite a long unbeaten run in the league. They are without suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ander Herrera while Paul Pogba is injured, though left-back Luke Shaw is named in the squad and could be on the bench.