Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw put in a top-drawer performance as the Red Devils played out a goalless draw in the derby last night.
It wasn’t the best game to watch, by any stretch of the imagination, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side did bounce back from their disappointing loss to RB Leipzig during the week by putting in a good defensive display.
Shaw was probably the standout of all the defenders on the pitch, having kept both Riyad Mahrez and Ferran Torres quiet for the 90 minutes, and fans on Twitter thought the 25-year-old deserved to be singled out for his contributions:
Underrated, don’t know why he’s so hated
— alex (@UTDXander) December 12, 2020
He’s been absolutely brilliant today mate
— Akash (Banjo) (@AkashBa30867512) December 12, 2020
Luke Shaw FC
— Xavier (@XavierMUFC) December 12, 2020
Everytime he has pressure on his position you see the best of him!
— Matthew Bestwick (@MatthewBestwic2) December 12, 2020
Him and telles combined would be perfect. Both got the opposite qualities
— Harvie Smith (@smithharvie) December 12, 2020
Luke Shaw and Maguire were brilliant Maguire just lost the ball once today other than that he was brilliant at the back midfield very disappointing
— primeutd (@primeutd1) December 12, 2020
pocketing Ferran & pocketed Marhez
— James ???????? (@ThatJamesGuy10) December 12, 2020
Better than telles
— ThfcLiam (@THFCLiamm) December 12, 2020
The fullback not only impressed defensively but he also delivered a number of good deliveries from corners, which looked to be the best chance of United scoring on the day.
Shaw knows he needs to stay on top of his game now he has competition from Alex Telles so it will be interesting to see whether he can keep up this level.
