" Aaron Ramsey's former manager praises Cardiff transfer "

Aaron Ramsey's former boss at Cardiff City, Dave Jones, has lauded the midfielder's return to his boyhood club.

Jones also revealed that he wanted Ramsey to go to Manchester United when he was sold to Arsenal in 2008, because Sir Alex Ferguson would have loaned him back to Cardiff City.

"It's a great move for Cardiff - it's a scoop really to pick up such a good player," Jones told the BBC. "He is a good age as long as he can keep himself fit. I think most players in their career will go through a spell where you have your ups and downs.

"When you look at Arsenal, Juventus and Nice, he has got a good CV.

"A lot of people will say he can still play at the highest level and I think he could. But it's better for Cardiff [that he goes there] and he must think it's better for himself to go there.

"We lost him to Arsenal. I don't think he completed 20 games for us before Arsenal and Manchester United kept calling for him.

"As a personal preference I wanted him to go to Manchester United because Sir Alex was going to let me have him back [on loan].

"But I knew if he went to Arsenal, Arsene Wenger would play him."

100 percent agree Annis

Pity Jones didn't realise pre the cup final. If he's played him, we may have been winners instead of
finalists!