Shaw: We Will Bounce Back

Luke Shaw is confident Manchester United will respond to Saturday's 0-0 draw with Newcastle and says it's only a matter of time before the Reds are "flying again".

Louis van Gaal's side dropped points for the first time in 2015/16, despite a dominant display at Old Trafford, and will now look ahead to Wednesday's Champions League play-off second leg at Club Brugge.

The in-form left-back believes the game represents an ideal opportunity for the players to move on from the result, with a place in the group stages of the competition at stake.

“It wasn’t to be, but we’ve got a game just around the corner [against Brugge] and I think it’s only good for us," he told MUTV. "We’ll get back up and try to win that game.

“I think it’s the best thing for us, when we feel that we’ve dropped two points. It’s very important that there’s another game and it’s even more important that we try to win it.

“I’m sure we’ll start scoring many goals soon. We’ve got so much quality up front that it’s only a matter of time before someone puts one away and we’ll be flying again.” The England international was disappointed the Reds couldn't capitalise on an impressive first-half spell against Newcastle, but felt United were unlucky in front of goal.


“With the chances we created in the first 20 minutes, I think if we’d put one of those away, it would have been game over for Newcastle," he added.

"I think they wouldn’t have been able to get back into the game if they were a goal down, they wouldn’t have sat back like they did in the last 20 or 30 minutes. Everyone’s really disappointed in the dressing room.

“I think we created so many chances and, unfortunately, we didn’t put them away. The manager even said at half-time that it was probably the best 20 or 30 minutes he’s seen from us so far.

"Obviously, we dropped off a bit in the last 15 minutes [of the first half] and Newcastle picked up the tempo which put us on the back foot. At the end of the day, we had so many chances and just need to finish them."