Manchester United legend Paul Scholes feels Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo can be a quality central defensive pairing.
Scholes wrote in the London Evening Standard: "Next up for Chelsea in the Premier League is Manchester United on Sunday at Old Trafford. Once again, my old club find themselves under scrutiny and this time it is the defence that is the chief cause of anxiety for many of the supporters after conceding two goals at The Hawthorns on Monday night.
"I see it differently. I believe that in Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones they have the makings of a partnership at centre-half and Sunday will be the kind of test that defines them. It just requires one or both to step forward as a leader in this defence.
"United have always been blessed with that kind of centre-half, in my career I played with Steve Bruce, Jaap Stam, Ronny Johnsen, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. All of them had the quality and the personality to lead the team. If necessary those players could talk a full-back through his game. They would happily do the same for the midfielders, too.
"For Rojo and Jones that is the challenge of playing at the back for United. It is not simply a case of winning your battle against the forward, it is about exerting an influence throughout the team. In the end, it is about being a leader."
