Spurs boss Jose Mourinho “was degrading” towards Luke Shaw during his time as Man Utd managed, according to Arsenal legend Ian Wright.
The 25-year-old has endured a topsy-turvy time since arriving at Old Trafford from Southampton as the world’s most expensive teenager in 2014.
Injuries and a particularly challenging period under Mourinho have restricted Shaw to just 166 appearances at Man Utd, but the left-back has looked rejuvenated under renewed pressure for his place.
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The eight-cap England international says Alex Telles’ arrival has helped take his game up a level and now Wright believe he is “showing what he is capable of”.
“Luke Shaw when he came to United from Southampton was a fantastic player, but he fell away a bit,” Wright said (via The Independent). “He had injuries and lost form, but he has turned it around. He is fitter, stronger and is showing what he is capable of.
“Some of the treatment he got from Jose Mourinho was degrading – I didn’t like to see it.”
Following their 0-0 draw against Liverpool in the Premier League last month, Man Utd boss Solskjaer talked up Shaw’s recent form.
“Luke has immense quality,” Solskjaer said. “He has got very good technique, good quality.
“You see the few times against Liverpool he takes the ball and drives forward. It’s something that I’ve pushed him more to do because we know he can do it.
“It’s generally down to the boy himself. He’s mentally very good at the moment.
“He has become a dad, he’s physically very good, his fitness is so much better. He keeps beating his high intensity stats, his total distance stats.
“I think he’s been consistently up there with what a full-back should be doing.
“And when you have the talent of Luke, when that fitness and mental bit is sorted, you are always going to get good performances.”
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