For the first time since World war II ended, Jose Mourinho had nice words to say about Luke Shaw after Manchester United’s Europa league quarter-final win against Anderletch. Mourinho praised Shaw for deciding to finish the game even when he was injured. Manchester United players now know that to impress Mourinho, they have to play even when they are injured.
“I always trust the players with special mentality. Always trust them. Luke Shaw did something new today, it means a lot for me,” he told a news conference.
“After 90 minutes, before I know that I have to change Zlatan, he had cramp, I had Ashley Young ready to come on, and he told me I’m going to play for 30 minutes with cramps, no problem.
“He said if you need to make a change in another position I am ready for it.
“These kind of things make me trust the players. There are technical aspects, but the mentality is the reason why I kept Marcus on the team all the time, because of that.”
Shaw, often criticised this season, played 120 minutes as United qualified for the Europa League semi-finals with a 2-1 extra-time win at Old Trafford on Thursday.
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