Man Utd hero Ferdinand brands Mourinho 'bitter' after Shaw comments

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30 Jun 2021 • 2:11 PM MYT
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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand is not impressed with the attitude of Jose Mourinho towards Luke Shaw.

The ex-United, Tottenham and Chelsea coach did not enjoy the best relationships with Shaw when he was in charge at the Red Devils.

Shaw has gone on to show his best form with United in the past year, while he is now excelling at Euro 2020 with England.

Speaking on the eve of Three Lions' round of 16 win over Germany, in which Shaw grabbed an assist, Ferdinand spoke about Mourinho's attitude towards the left back.

He told his FIVE YouTube channel: “I don't get it man. Jose Mourinho, look at who he is. The guy, the main man, I love Mourinho. He's a manager I would have loved to play for. But leave the kid alone.

“You messed up his career. He would argue Luke Shaw messed up his career. He has to take some responsibility (Luke Shaw) for this period as well, where he didn't do well under Mourinho.

“But as a manager you have to take a bit of responsibility too in getting the best out of players, that's your job, that's your remit to get the best out the players at your disposal but he didn't with Luke Shaw.

“But leave the kid alone, you're talking about him taking corners. Please, there's more to talk about than Luke Shaw taking corners.

“It feels a bit personal to me and it just goes back to me as a pundit now. One of the main things I said when I started this any type of appraisal, or breaking down a situation or a club, it can't be personal.

“I think Jose, you can tell there's a bit of bitterness about it. Luke doing well doesn't reflect well on Jose Mourinho. That's the problem and where the bitterness probably stems from."