Luke Shaw conceded a crucial penalty in the dying seconds of Man Utd’s defeat to Brighton on Thursday night.
Manchester United’s finest player in the FA Cup semi-final win over Brighton was Luke Shaw. He was again their best player for 95 minutes last night. He’s not going to care.
Despite another strong performance as a makeshift center-back in which he barely missed a step, his performance will be remembered for his trailing hand.
It would have been natural if Shaw had gone into his shell at full-time and departed the Amex Stadium with his head down, covered by a hood to protect himself from the inevitable scrutiny. Instead, he may keep his head held high, despite his decisive effect on the outcome According to Manchester Evening News
“I lost us a point in the end,” he confessed at full-time. He was right that he, quite literally, handed Brighton the three points, but he was not the only United player who made costly mistakes on another frustrating evening.
Shaw showed huge character to stand up after the match and own his error, but many of his teammates will serve their punishment with a social media silence until the West Ham match instead.
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“I know the problem and we know the problem,” Shaw added. “The problem is that we don’t score.” He is right again.
His blunder was especially costly since United had been so wasteful prior, creating numerous scoring chances that could have severely changed the course of the game.
Erik ten Hag prefers players who will accept responsibility for their faults and face their setbacks, rather than wilting under pressure and attempting to hide from the reality of their failure.
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