Champions League: Mourinho speaks after winning Group A

Manchester United defender, Luke Shaw has been singled out for praises from his manager, Jose Mourinho following Manchester United 2-1 win against CSKA Moscow in the Champions League on Group A on Tuesday.

Mourinho praised the full-back for being “very, very good” in a rare start as his side came back to beat the Russians at Old Trafford.

The former Chelsea boss was also pleased with the performance of some of his fringe players after handing rare starts to Shaw and goalkeeper Sergio Romero.

He told reporters, “Luke Shaw, offensively, very, very good and great contribution for the team.

“Romero is an amazing goalkeeper and is only on the bench because we have David [De Gea].

“[Shaw] Was waiting for quite a long time, he was deserving for quite a long time, it is not easy to give an opportunity to a player who doesn’t play for many months.

“Honestly, I’m happy with his performance.

“We confirmed the way we wanted to confirm, which was to play well and have a good result.

“Half-time we were losing but playing well, I was not unhappy with the players at all. In the second half we had that strong reaction, we didn’t want to lose the match.

“The boys have played professionally and qualified the way we wanted to qualify.

“The team in the second half, they showed the desire of not qualifying with a defeat, we could lose four or five nil and qualify but that was not the objective — the objective was to play well and win and we managed both.”

The victory puts the Red Devils among the group winners for the round of 16 draw.

United will visit high flying city rivals, Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday.

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