Manchester United vs Brighton Preview: Predicted First XI and 5 points to look forward to

Modified Aug 17, 2018 18:33 GMT

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#4 Can Luke Shaw continue his assured performance?

Luke Shaw was fabulous against Leicester City and rightly deserved his Man of the Match Award. He had 99 touches on the ball, attempted 67 passes, had two shots, both of which were on target and ended up scoring the winner! He had 3 touches in the opposition penalty box, the highest in his team and even helped United win the penalty in the first half. Luke Shaw was everywhere and was involved with everything good coming out of the United team. But the youngster has been good in patches before and the game against Brighton will be crucial for both United and Shaw. Shaw will be hoping that he can keep up the intensity of the first game of the season and will be desperate to gain consistency in his game. United will be hoping that their teenage sensation will finally come of age and fulfil his potential.

Shaw will be aware that Young is coming back after a solid World Cup and as such, the youngster will have to work doubly hard to keep the experienced veteran out of the team. His performance against Brighton will be closely monitored by Mourinho and Shaw does not have too many margins for error now.

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