There’s a fake conflict between Mourinho and Shaw. But Why?

Mourinho's treatment of the left-back has come back into the spotlight in the past week, after he substituted the player at half-time of United's FA Cup win over Brighton and Hove Albion and later rebuked him for his performance. However, according to Garry Neville, Shaw’s relationship with Jose Mourinho is being used as a distraction from Manchester United's bigger problems. He thinks that the issue is serving as a smoke screen to hide United’s loss to Man City in the Premier League and their Champions League exit. "I can't help feeling the whole Luke Shaw issue is a distraction from the critical aspect of the season." "United spent a lot of money and the aspiration was to win the Premier League and go as far as they could in the Champions League and obviously neither have happened. "The issue for me isn't the individuals – whether Shaw, Paul Pogba or Alexis Sanchez are underperforming – but that the team aren't very consistent, which, over the course of Mourinho's career, his teams have always been. "What I would say about Shaw is that the talent and ability are there, but his job as a footballer is to be prepared to perform every day and do every single thing in his life well to be a United player. "At the moment, his potential is not being recognised. I've got a great belief in Luke Shaw and the reality is it would be a great shame if he leaves United without fulfilling his potential," Neville added.

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