Shaw: The Best I Have Ever Felt

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw says he "loved it" when Marcus Rashford’s injury-time goal sealed the Reds' 1-0 Premier League win over Hull City and cued ecstatic celebrations at the KCOM Stadium.

Speaking to MUTV after the match, Shaw shared his excitement and emotions, declaring he hadn’t previously experienced such a high during a match.

"I loved it," he said. "I think, emotion-wise, that was the best I’ve felt ever on a pitch. I’m just so happy that we could get the three points, not just for us but for the fans. They were unbelievable today.

"It was an unreal feeling and even a few of the lads in there [the dressing room] said it was like taking them back to the old days when they sometimes used to get those smash and grab wins. I loved it and hopefully there’s more to come."

Shaw explained why the interactions with the United supporters made the last-minute success even sweeter for him.

"To have the fans celebrating with us made it even more special," he said. "As players we could see how much the result meant to the fans, and the fans could see how much it meant to us and the whole club."
Although the Reds had numerous chances to score, including three created by Shaw, the attacking full-back admits he wasn’t always confident that his team could win the game.

"At some point during the match I thought maybe we’re not going to manage to break them down. But we didn’t stop and we had chance after chance. We had chances flying over the bar and chances going wide.
Luckily Marcus ended up in the right place at the right time and won us the game."

The 21-year-old expressed his delight at the managerial decisions which he believes were game changers and helped Jose Mourinho’s men to gain the victory.

"They changed the dynamic of the play," explained Shaw, referring to the introduction of Rashford and Henrikh Mkhitaryan midway through the second half.

"They completely changed the whole game. Credit to the manager there for bringing on the subs."

When asked about the matchwinner Rashford, Shaw said: "He’s such a young talent who’s got a long career ahead of him. I hope he can keep producing performances like that in every game."

As for Shaw himself, the talented defender is not letting his time out with a broken leg last season faze him this year and he is already looking forward to United's next match after the international fixtures.

"We want to win every game and this game is over now," he said. "We’ve got to focus on the international break but obviously we have the big game against Manchester City when we come back.

"We know matches like that can help us win championships."