The United boss believes Luke is ‘mentally very good at the moment’.
He knows he won’t play every single game, Ole says.
Solskjaer adds he’s got ‘good options’ for the left-back role.
“Luke [Shaw] has immense quality,” Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said in the pre-match press conference ahead of facing Fulham.
“He has got very good technique. You see the few times against Liverpool he takes the ball and drives forward. It is something that I’ve pushed him more to do because we know he can do it.
“It is generally down to the boy himself, he is mentally very good at the moment. He has become a dad, he is physically very good, his fitness is so much better, he keeps beating his high-intensity stats, his total distance stats.
“I think he’s been consistently up there with what a full-back has been doing. And when you have the talent of Luke when that fitness and mental bit is sorted, you are always going to get good performances.”
The Manchester United boss added: “It is about seeing everyone as individuals and human beings. I did spend a lot of time speaking to individuals and Luke as well. He is a boy I enjoy talking to, I enjoy trying to help him. he wants to be better.
“It was about getting him to enjoy his football. We know his talent, but it was trusting his fitness, injury-wise, having players who can back him up.
“He knows he is not going to play every single game so he can play full tilt. I think both Brandon [Williams] and Alex [Telles] coming in has given him a little bit of a push [and] to tell me that I have good options.”
Speaking about his form recently, Shaw credited both Telles and Ole for the turnaround. And considering Luke’s impeccable performance in the Liverpool draw, we hope this continues.
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