Mourinho lays into Man Utd’s Shaw - ‘I was making every decision for him’

Published on: 05 April 2017

Jose Mourinho has given Luke Shaw another public dressing down.

The left-back was restored to Manchester United's match day squad for last night's 1-1 draw with Everton at Old Trafford.

Shaw replaced Ashley Young on 65 minutes and did well before providing the goal-bound shot which was handled by Ashley Williams, leading to Zlatan Ibrahimovic's injury-time equaliser.

But still the 21-year-old could not appease his manager.

"I tell you this because I told him already," Mourinho said.

"He had a good performance but it was his body with my brain.

"He was in front of me and I was making every decision for him.

"The communication was possible because we were very close. I was thinking for him, when to close inside, when to open, when to press the opponent, I was making every decision for him.

"At this level we need the fantastic body he has to play football, the fantastic physical qualities he has, the very good technical ability he has, but he cannot play with my understanding of the game."

However, Mourinho indicated that Shaw only needs to gain a better understanding of football to have a positive contribution.

"He must understand the game and he must think," he added.

"He must accelerate the process because he is 21 years old and that is old enough to have a better understanding of the game.

"But his contribution was good, he improved the team."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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