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Published 15:49 20 Jan 2018 GMT
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Ashley Young, who has had an excellent season at left-back, was available for selection again, but Shaw has been in the best form of his career since his awful double-leg break in September 2015. So, surely Mourinho would select him for the trip to Turf Moor, right? Right?
Well, of course not, Young was named in the starting line-up, and Shaw was back on the bench. It was the only change to the starting line-up from the 3-0 win over Stoke City on Monday night.
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"I'm really happy with Luke," Mourinho said to MUTV about a player he had just dropped.
"As I said yesterday, I don't need to go to the transfer market to get a left-back because I'm really happy with Luke and with the adaptation of Ashley Young so I’m really happy. But I think this match is a very specific one and one that you need the experience of Young and he also projects very well in attack. That's a decision [you make] when you have two players and a good squad, and you can adapt."Mourinho is, of course, correct, football is a squad game, and full-backs, who cover a lot of ground in matches, are often rotated by Premier League managers, especially Jurgen Klopp. However, his use of the word "experience" is just typical of the United manager. Safety first, always. Shaw was in very good form and improving with every match he started. But no, Mourinho wants "experience" because he just doesn't seem to trust young footballers. Luke Shaw's career could be turned around at Spurs under Mauricio Pochettino. While the United manager would much prefer Danny Rose than any left-back currently at his disposal. Don't be surprised to see that swap deal happen in the summer.
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