Former Premier League midfielder Carlton Palmer isn’t a fan of Luke Shaw and doesn’t see how he is a Manchester United player.
The 26-year-old full-back was named the Players’ Player of the Year for his performances for the Red Devils in the 2020/2021 campaign and whilst he has been at Old Trafford has helped the team to win the UEFA Europa League, League Cup and Community Shield.
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During his time with Manchester United, Shaw has made just shy of 200 appearances in all competitions, but when quizzed about the former Southampton man, Palmer told TIF:
“I’ve never been a fan of Shaw’s from day one. I don’t see how he’s a Man United player. At the end of the day, yeah, there’s very little the manager can do about that [individual mistakes].”
Following that recent hammering to Liverpool, Shaw spoke to Stadium Astro and was critical of his own performance, saying: “I am accountable for my performance, it wasn’t good enough. I am not here to speak about the team, we know we can be better but for me I also need to be better than I was today.”
After a summer which saw Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphael Varane, Jadon Sancho and Tom Heaton all arrive at Old Trafford, there was a sense of optimism that the Red Devils could challenge for silverware this season and whilst it’s still early on in the campaign, United are going to have to put a good run of results together to compete for major honours.