Phil Jones has been a disappointment at Manchester United, according to Sam Allardyce.

The 26-year-old was under the tutelage of Allardyce while coming through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers.

A prodigious young talent, Jones had the choice of joining United, Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal.

However, he has now become a squad player at Old Trafford and Allardyce thinks he hasn't reached his potential.

He told talkSPORT: "He could have had the choice between Man City, Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal, you name it, all those clubs were in for him but he chose Man United and I thought it was a great choice under Sir Alex.

"Sir Alex said to me in his [Jones'] early days at United, 'wow, Sam, I've got a great player here'.

"But it hasn't quite worked out for him.

"I think sometimes he hasn't quite learned from his experiences, he's still got that edginess, that diving in type of attitude when he should leave it alone.

"I'm slightly disappointed he hasn't been as big as I expected him to be.

"I expected him to be in the England side on a regular basis to lead England into European Championships and World Cups on the form he showed at Blackburn when I had him."