Luke Shaw: Manchester City Treble 'hurt a lot'

Manchester United signed Shaw successful a £27m woody from Southampton successful 2014

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw accepts the Treble-winning feats of Manchester City wounded everyone astatine Old Trafford - and they cannot spend to fto it hap again.

Pep Guardiola's broadside overcame Inter Milan successful the Champions League last the pursuing week, and the accomplishment of Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker, John Stones and Kalvin Phillips into the England campy successful the aftermath of their occurrence simply drilled location the enormity of what had happened.

"It wounded a lot. A lot," said Shaw.

"All of america arsenic players felt that, particularly for me, seeing them travel to the England camp. It was truly hard to take. We can't fto that hap again.

"It's our clip present to commencement putting a stamp connected things and not letting it ever beryllium truthful casual for them because, successful the past, it's looked similar that.

"As players, we can't judge that immoderate more."

'The civilization has changed'

Signed by Louis van Gaal successful 2014 successful a £27m woody which made the past 18-year-old the 4th astir costly defender successful the world, Shaw is present the longest-serving subordinate of the United first-team squad pursuing the summertime exit of David de Gea.

Speaking to broadcast media successful San Diego connected the club's pre-season circuit of the United States, Shaw admitted his caller presumption has taken immoderate getting utilized to.

"It does consciousness precise strange," helium said. "I don't consciousness similar I've been present for that long. It's gone truly quickly."

During those 9 years United person won 4 trophies: 1 FA Cup, 1 Europa League and 2 EFL Cups.

"Of people it's not enough," said Shaw. "I cognize that. The full nine knows that, I think.

"To beryllium palmy we request to beryllium challenging for each trophy and winning competitions.

"We felt similar we could person added different 2 competitions past play and I deliberation we should have."

The decision by City and, earlier that, by Sevilla successful the Europa League meant United ended Erik 10 Hag's archetypal play successful complaint with a azygous portion of silverware.

Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, lone Jose Mourinho has won much than 1 cupful and lone erstwhile person United lifted trophies successful successive seasons.

Yet successful the strength with which helium approaches the job, the maximum usage helium makes of clip and the demands helium places connected his players, Ten Hag gives the content of being idiosyncratic who tin astatine the precise slightest crook United into contenders for large honours erstwhile again, thing they took for granted successful the Ferguson era.

"The civilization has changed," said Shaw. "It's the attitude, the mode we train, the intensity, the exertion that everyone brings successful time in, time out.

"The manager demands that each azygous day. Even erstwhile you're astatine location helium wants you to beryllium astatine your best. He wants you to beryllium doing the close things, surviving the close way, due to the fact that shot is our beingness - it's what we bash time in, time retired - and we request to bash everything we tin to get to the maximum level."

De Gea's exit and the accomplishment of Andre Onana from Inter Milan means United are experiencing important goalkeeping alteration for the archetypal clip during Shaw's clip astatine Old Trafford.

It has inactive not been made wide wherever De Gea is going to extremity up aft his United declaration expired.

Shaw knows however overmuch De Gea was relied upon astatine times, and it was not undeserved that helium won a associated grounds 4 nine subordinate of the twelvemonth awards.

However, successful Onana they present person a precise modern keeper, 1 who is wholly comfy with the shot astatine his feet and susceptible of taking up starting positions acold higher up the transportation than De Gea ever did.

That should alteration the mode United attack. And Shaw tin spot definite benefits to that.

"David was astonishing for us," said the 28-year-old, who signed a caller declaration successful April that runs to 2027.

"We're bittersweet to spot him spell but Andre volition bring antithetic qualities.

"I've been truly impressed for far. He suits precisely the mode the manager wants america to play.

"You'll spot a antithetic broadside now, with america gathering up from the back. He brings a spot much composure to that."