Manchester United Transfer News: Red Devils end Christian Eriksen pursuit, Harry Maguire shirt number officially revealed, and more: August 7, 2019

By Deepungsu Pandit

Modified Aug 07, 2019 15:32 GMT

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#2 Luke Shaw inspired by last season's hurt

Luke Shaw talked about last season's frustrations in a candid interview

In an interview to Sky Sports, Luke Shaw said that the pains from last season is inspiring him to better himself and push himself further on the pitch. The Englishman revealed that winning the Player of the Year Award was a big achievement, but he still believes that he can improve.

From a personal point of view, it was a better season than I have had for a while but I still think I can do much better. There is more to come from me and everyone needs to be better because last season was somewhere near embarrassing.

Shaw revealed that after the disappointing end to the season, the good fortunes of fellow English clubs, who were playing in European and domestic finals, piled further misery on the United players.

Of course it hurt. We all felt it. We have a lot to prove this season and I am sure we will.

However, Shaw reveals that after a strong pre-season, the team is raring to go in the upcoming Premier League season.

We have worked very hard and all taken it in a positive way. Now we are all benefiting from it massively. We feel good and fresh. The players seem more energetic.

I feel we are ready and I can't wait.

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