Jose Mourinho says England defender Luke Shaw still has a future at
Manchester United despite the full-back’s lack of opportunities and
controversy surrounding his comments about Tottenham manager Mauricio
Pochettino.
In the Spurs boss’s new autobiography, published this week, Shaw is
quoted as saying he would relish the opportunity to play for his former
Southampton manager again one day in the future.
Those comments, allied with his frustrating and injury-ravaged time
under Mourinho at Old Trafford, have led to speculation that Shaw will
find himself surplus to requirements under the United manager.
But Mourinho, whose side play fellow title challengers Tottenham at
Old Trafford on Saturday, said while it will be difficult for Shaw, he
does have a future under him.
nd maybe the opportunity comes.”
The Pochettino book, “Brave New World”, also sees the Tottenham
manager express his dissatisfaction that he caught midfield player Eric
Dier talking and joking with Mourinho in the Old Trafford tunnel after
Spurs lost there last season.
That led to Pochettino sitting down with his player to talk about his future as interest grew from United.
However, Mourinho insisted that he ultimately ended up with the
player he wanted anyway — his former Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic,
who signed in July.
“I have the player that I want to have, probably I have the player I
didn’t think it was possible to have,” he said. “But we got the player I
really wanted.”
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