Jones played 90 minutes in Manchester United's U23 team against Arsenal and Brighton during the past two weeks.
Phil Jones, Manchester United's defender, says that he has been through "hell and back" in the past two years after suffering from injury and lockdown.
Jones, 29 years old, was injured in his knee and missed last season. He last played in January 2020 for United's FA Cup third round team.
Now, he is back to fitness and has completed 2 90-minute games with the Under-23 team in just two weeks.
Jones stated that he is "feeling good" at the moment and shared his feelings to the club's external-link website.
He stated, "Thankfully, there is light at the end. I've been back to training, played some behind-closed doors games, and I feel really good."
"It's great to be back training with the lads, and I'm enjoying being a footballer again. For the past 15 months it's been all 'daddy care' and not much football.
"I kept myself in great condition over lockdown and returned. I can still recall training here [Carrington] as a trainee and then going to the doctor and saying "enough is enough".
"Unfortunately, there was going be time off the pitch. I knew it was going be difficult for me but it was something I had to do.
"Obviously, I have been through hell and back in the past couple of years. I had some issues with my knee, but I finally gave up after locking down.
"My head was an absolute wreck"
Rio Ferdinand, a former United team-mate, has criticised Jones
Sir Alex Ferguson signed Jones a decade ago from Blackburn. He has played more than 200 games for the club and won the Premier League title in 2012-13 and the FA Cup in 2016. Jones also won the Europa League in 2016.
He claims he has. He has been ridiculed by his supporters at times. One time he was verbally abused on the streets of Hale while out with two daughters.
Jones stated to the Times that he felt so many emotions. "It was a mix of anger, calm down, rage, and what should I do with my wife?" I stopped. I froze. "Hey, you're better then that.
After undergoing knee surgery, he said that he felt helpless and that it was the worst thing that he'd ever experienced as a human being. I used to return [from United's training grounds] and be in pieces.
"My head was a complete mess. I would be in tears. I would tell Kaya, my wife, "I don't know how to proceed." I can remember crying together."
