Manchester United news: I am built like Rooney – Luke Shaw defends physique and ready to win the place

Manchester United's left-back, Luke Shaw, stated that he had never been deformed. England has the support of Jose Mourinho early in the season.

Shaw has struggled to enforce under Mourinho's leadership since the Portuguese replaced Louis van Gaal in 2016 – the former Southampton defender limited to just eight starts in the Premier League last season .

Perceived weight problems and poor nutrition appeared as possible reasons behind Shaw's failure to win Mourinho at Old Trafford. Young preferred to start 11.

However, the 23 year old – who is in the last year of his business – defended his physique and insisted that he is ready to win a Next New Contract A grueling personal pre-season workout routine in Dubai

"People think because of how naturally I am built, I am taller than I am," Shaw said. "People can say I'm fat but I know my own body Of course, I'm always tall because I'm bigger, we could say a type of Wayne Rooney's body."

"But of course I worked hard and not just for them [the critics] I wanted for myself, to be in the best shape and this was not my best form. It was a good form to start the season, the pre-season, but now I'm working harder than ever and the first game of the season, I want to look 10 times better than what I've done in this image.

"I work in this way and with the games and the training we do here, obviously, we have a new fitness coach and he works very hard and that's what I'm doing. I need it. "

Shaw, who does not want to sign a contract right now while he's fighting to prove his worth, added, "I guess you just have to take it [criticism] because it's There will always be negative and positive reviews but I think both I can say that I've been unlucky because I've had some ups and downs with different managers, but I would say that I'm not sure. I've never been deformed, I do not know, sometimes people do not think I'm fitter than I am, but that's all in the past.

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"And honestly, I feel really good and I'm looking forward to it, the minutes are only going to help me get in better shape minutes and hard work at the training. "

Mourinho criticized Shaw during his tenure at Old Trafford, but he insisted that he had the support of his boss in a defining season of 2018-1919.

"I spoke with the manager about a week after the I was in Dubai and he sent me a text message and we had a very good conversation, it made me feel better. given confidence in the coming season and that 's why I worked very hard.

He was asked if he doubted his future after being replaced at the half time Shaw faced Brighton and Hove Albion Last season, Shaw replied, "No doubt, but there has been emotion – doing stuff like that because he knows what I can do.

"We had this conversation, literally like two days later, I have not talked to him since, I was very upset, we were training and he spoke to me after, and he m 39; said: "It's frustrating to see you like that when I know you can do that. It's quite positive and it's up to me to prove it to him, he said that he knew that I could be the best, but he sometimes feels frustrated at not doing it, he knows what I can do. texts that he sent me off-season: "I know what you can do – you can be the best, but you just have to work on a few things." That's why he pushes me further.

"He says these things because he knows I can do it.He knows that I can be a leading player.He knows that I can play for Manchester United.It is horrible sometimes because people only see what he says [in public] .It is good because I am an adult man and I can take things like that .I have it. But the thing inside the training field, no one else sees me, it always gives me confidence. "