Gary Neville and Rio Ferdinand have been criticised by Dutch legend Ruud Gullit for piling the pressure on Erik ten Hag following his appointment as Manchester United manager.
08.04.2022 - 00:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Luke Shaw agrees with Manchester United target Declan Rice about what playing at Old Trafford means. England teammates Shaw and Rice went head-to-head at the iconic venue in January and the West Ham captain attracted widespread attention for his post-match comments.
Manchester Evening News understands United admire Rice but there are concerns West Ham might dig their heels in over a valuation. United are now focusing on a summer deal for his England teammate Kalvin Phillips.
His manager David Moyes has suggested it would take £150million to land him. However, the 23-year-old admires Old Trafford and comments he made about the stadium have been replicated by Shaw - a man who already knows what it's like to call the United base home.
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Speaking in January, the West Ham star said: "I was loving it. Every time I come to Old Trafford, I've always said it's one of my favourite places to play. It's an amazing stadium."
During an interview with MUFC media, Shaw added: "My beautiful home. It's unbelievable and an extremely iconic stadium, one of the best in the world. There is so much history involved in that stadium. It was amazing to see it at first in person but, also, to be able to play on it.
"I can't remember too much [from his debut] apart from the nerves. It was incredible walking out in the tunnel and, when you walk out on the pitch, you realise how big it actually is, how loud the fans are and how unbelievable the stadium really is.
"You get that feeling every time. It still doesn't change from the very first time. It's still the same great feeling from the first time to last time I've done it."
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