Shaw's confidence is increasing with every game. I think perhaps he was a little overawed when he first arrived, which is perfectly understandable for someone of his age. His is one of the very few positions we have no concerns with - or will have for many years to come.
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He's a rock. So solid at leftback.
Beast. Unlucky to be on the losing side today along with Big Dave.
Delighted with how he played today, he was superb.
Brilliant performance from him. Our best player on the pitch today, never thought we could justify 30 mil for a left back but right now he looks worth every penny of it.
Great job at blocking crosses, I thought City had signed Valencia off of us.
Man of the match. He was brilliant.
The only defender we have who is not prone to stupid mistakes(knock on wood).
This kid is the real deal. He's absolute class.
He's going to be a wonderful player for us providing defensive solidity and attacking impetus for many years.
Looks a proper United player, doesn't he? All those questions of fitness look silly now. Glad we got him; I consider DDG and him as our best young signings made in the recent years.
He needs to stop getting caught high up the pitch. It happened against WBA, and it happened again a couple of times today. Sure he'll learn from it as he's only young, but certainly something he needs to sort out.
When it actually came to defending though, bar one of two moments, he was grand.
When it actually came to defending though, bar one of two moments, he was grand.
Why was there no minute silence today?
I'm guessing it's him learning to pick his moments in that regard, but Rafael hasn't learnt that yet and it's been years.
Yep - but you know, you hope you're second child doesn't make the mistakes your first one did....
or some other analogy.
Lol. Every time I've seen him IMO he's been average as best, if not poor. Today was one of those matches. Defensively ok, on the ball just annoyingly poor.
No idea, but I don't think Shaw was to blame for that.
Going to be a star for us, without doubt.
However, what the hell is with that haircut??!?!.....It's absolutely shocking!
However, what the hell is with that haircut??!?!.....It's absolutely shocking!
He was excellent today. Shut down Navas for the most part. He switched off for that one attempt in the end, apart from that he looked the part.
To the Smalling thread?
Fantastic. What a player at 19. That is the type of man I want when the shit hits the fan.
Yeah he seems a lot better at defending than Rafael to be honest, such a welcome change to have a left back actually with his man for once (sorry Patrice).
It happened a couple of times but di Maria didn't track Zabaleta on those occasions.
He's really showing his worth now, and he's only 19. Bright future ahead of him.
True, though there was another time that Navas could have been in as a result, but I digress... Shaw has to get used to the fact that Di Maria won't track back as well as he might expect. It sucks for him, but it comes with the territory of being in that position.
To repeat, I thought he was very good - I just think he could be even better.
He was excellent today, a real rock. In a world of modern day full backs who are shakey in defence, he's bucking that trend.
Probably get shot down for this but I would like to see him tried as a CB, he seems much more of a natural defender than our actual CB's.
So much maturity in his play. It makes a change from the defensive errors his team mates keep making. He read the play so well and doesn't give many opportunities in those one on ones. He can shut down a left sided attacker superbly. It's taken a while but the investment in him looks smarter by the week.
Offensively there's still much more to come from him.
Offensively there's still much more to come from him.
Really good today, City didn't get much through our left side at all thanks to him.
Easily our best player, his defending is excellent just needs to work on his crossing, needs to look at gary Neville as an example of someone who improved that part of his game dramatically.
Agreed, with each passing game hes looking more comfy and looking more like a United player. Like how hes cutting off / blocking crosses. Did well against Navas.
He's on his way to becoming the best left back in the league, if he isn't there already. I'm confident he'll cope with any right winger he can face in the PL.
If there was a right-sided version of him available, you'd snap-call at 27 million quid.
If there was a right-sided version of him available, you'd snap-call at 27 million quid.
Defensively, he is by far the best, attackingly he hasnt showed much yet.
Absolutely fantastic, will only get better. Can't remember him losing a one on one. Looking like a bargain right now.
Another great display by Luke. I keep saying it, but he really is impossible to get past. Solid performance.
He was just brilliant, no sign of nerves or apprehension about his first derby. A threat going forward, showed signs of a better understanding with Di Maria and he's better at the back than Evra was, at least in his last couple of years. Particularly with one-on-ones and the sliding challenges. So excited about him.
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