Luke Shaw was once one of the most exciting young players in the Premier League.
Back when he came through the ranks at Southampton he was terrorising defences with his surging runs from left back. He was so exciting, Manchester United shelled out a whopping £27m to sign him in 2014 when he was still just a teenager.
But then came THAT Champions League match with PSV, when a tackle from Hector Moreno put him out for the best part of a year.
But he was back on the pitch last night for Wayne Rooney’s testimonial – and he looked to be right back to his zesty self.
The Manchester Evening News’s Rob Dawson made Shaw his Man of the Match. According to the MEN reporter Shaw was “United’s best player in the first half and a real attacking threat with his flying runs forward.”
Runs like this:
It’s fair to say United fans thought Shaw was the highlight of an otherwise fairly uninspiring 0-0 draw with Everton, though one may have gone a *little* too far…
Luke Shaw will be like a new signing for us! What a player 😍
— Wakaso (@wakslad) August 3, 2016
Fair enough.
https://twitter.com/SimpIyMorgan/status/760927292960956416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
We can all agree on that.
https://twitter.com/Charlanardo/status/760927798932475904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Again, fair enough.
@LukeShaw23 yesterday in one half was far better than all our full backs played last season.. Loved watching him run and defend. @ManUtd
— Ripson Lobo (@Ripsylobo12) August 4, 2016
Didn’t we all, Ripson. Didn’t we all.
https://twitter.com/Unitedology/status/760926975770976257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
This is actually probably true.
First half summary :Luke shaw is faster than Usain bolt #MUFC
— RasmusExtra (@Unitedchant) August 3, 2016
Ok, starting to get a little OTT now, but whatevs…
@ManUtd name a stand after Luke Shaw
— Halima (@NikumiMito) August 3, 2016
Aaaaaand you’ve gone too far.*
*And before you write in, we know she was joking. We know that because she’s from Bloemfontein and they are right jokers down that way – remember how funny Fabio Capello and the lads were down there back in 2010? Exactly.
