Joao Moutinho’s late strike saw Wolves beat Man Utd; Luke Shaw to Sky Sports: “Us players, we have been here a long time, we know what it’s like when we have the intensity – when the motivation’s there. But maybe tonight we struggled, I didn’t think we were all there together.”
Luke Shaw has questioned Manchester United’s intensity and motivation after defeat to Wolves, while Sky Sports’ Jamie Redknapp described the performance as “so poor”.
United had been unbeaten under interim manager Ralf Rangnick, picking up results despite some below-par showings. But they were finally beaten by Bruno Lage’s Wolves on Monday evening.
Wolves had been the better side for much of the game – registering 15 shots to United’s four in the first half – with Joao Moutinho’s late strike condemning Rangnick to his first loss at the club.
After another poor performance, United defender Shaw gave his scathing view to Sky Sports’ Patrick Davison, questioning the intensity and motivation of his team-mates.
He said: “Not good enough. We really struggled in the first half, we couldn’t get hold of the ball and didn’t have many options. When we didn’t have the ball we weren’t aggressive enough and weren’t on the front foot. We didn’t put them under any pressure
“It maybe looked like an easy game for them first half. A very disappointing performance but also result.
“It didn’t feel like we had many options on the ball in the first half, we weren’t on the front foot. We’re at home, our crowd behind us, we have to put more pressure on them, we have to have intensity.
Even from the first minute, we didn’t go for them, didn’t pressure them, we let them feel at home and comfortable. That time is critical when you have to put your stamp on the game. We need to bring the intensity, especially with 75,000 fans roaring behind us.
He said: “Not good enough. We really struggled in the first half, we couldn’t get hold of the ball and didn’t have many options. When we didn’t have the ball we weren’t aggressive enough and weren’t on the front foot. We didn’t put them under any pressure.
It maybe looked like an easy game for them first half. A very disappointing performance but also result.
“It didn’t feel like we had many options on the ball in the first half, we weren’t on the front foot. We’re at home, our crowd behind us, we have to put more pressure on them, we have to have intensity. Even from the first minute, we didn’t go for them, didn’t pressure them, we let them feel at home and comfortable. That time is critical when you have to put your stamp on the game. We need to bring the intensity, especially with 75,000 fans roaring behind us.
