On the 3rd of this month, Manchester United's centre-back Phil Jones made his debut in the first team of Manchester United after a gap of 708 days. He has not left Manchester United in the past two years, and due to injuries and many other reasons, it has led to this embarrassing situation. In fact, there are five players who have been absent from their respective clubs longer than Jones, so let's introduce them to you.
Luke Young
The Tottenham's academy-turned-defender joined Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 2011 and managed to help the team relegate that season, but suffered a serious injury before the season was over, and did not return to the pitch until April 2014, 745 days after his last appearance, when Queens Park had been relegated to the Championship. Luke Young also made one appearance that season, announcing his retirement at the end of the season.
Ainsworth
He joined The Wellcombe Rangers in 2009 and became manager in 2012, though he did not announce his retirement. It wasn't until a game in August 2016 that the team was seriously injured and the 43-year-old Ainsworth put himself on the bench and came off the bench, which was his second appearance for Wellcomby after a gap of 1221 days. Antworth is still The Weycombe's manager and is leading League One this season.
Ian Durant
A Scotland international in the 1980s, he played for Glasgow Rangers for 13 years before his ligaments broke during a league game in October 1988 and took a break of 910 days before returning to the game.
Luis Miria
He debuted in Barca's youth academy and made his first-team debut in September 1984 at the age of 18, after which he returned to the youth team and did not make his first-team appearance again until four years later. It is worth mentioning that he later transferred to Real Madrid, where he made far more appearances than during his time at Barca.
Lewis Baker
A chelsea academy background, he made his first-team debut in the FA Cup in January 2014 and has since returned to Chelsea this season on frequent loans. In the FA Cup on the 8th of this month, Baker came off the bench and made his first-team appearance for Chelsea for the first team after eight years. The day before yesterday he moved freely to Stoke City in the Championship, where he made two appearances at Chelsea.