Kean: Jones will go on to captain England

Kean spent seven months in charge of Jones, whose performances convinced Sir Alex Ferguson to sign him last summer for a reported £16.5 million.

"I think Phil will go on to captain England and he has shown that he is not a player that can only play in one position," Kean told Yahoo!

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Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.