Jose Mourinho has ruled out trying to
force Luke Shaw out of Manchester United this summer and insists the
young defender will be given a full chance to prove he deserves a
long-term future at Old Trafford.
Shaw,
21, has started only six Premier League games under Mourinho this
season as he struggles to rediscover form and fitness after a serious
broken leg that ruled him out for nearly all of 2015/16.
The
£27million left-back should be given a rare outing in the FA Cup fifth
round at Blackburn Rovers and Mourinho had some words of encouragement
for the player who has become concerned at appearing to fall behind
Daley Blind and Matteo Darmian in the pecking order.
'What I think is that he had a very ugly
injury, really ugly, that affects players not only from the physical
point but also the mental impact,' said Mourinho.
'He
has had a couple of small injuries this season and needs to adapt. He
knows what I like in a defender, he knows that I like stability, that I
don't like mistakes, that for me it is to trust a player totally and he
has to work to get it.
'And when he is on the pitch again he has
to try to give me that step by step because he is still only a young
player. Sometimes people forget he is only a young player with a lot to
learn but I like the player and I like the boy.'
Asked
directly if Shaw would be at Old Trafford for the long haul, the United
manager replied: 'He will be here for sure. It (leaving) is out of the
question.'
Shaw won the last of his six
England caps 18 months ago and has not been involved in United's last
four games since their previous FA Cup tie against Wigan.
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