Following Manchester United’s 4-4 draw with Bournemouth in the Premier League on Monday night, Gary Neville singled out Luke Shaw for criticism.
The Red Devils legend insisted that the defender had to be ‘stronger’ in the build-up to Antoine Semenyo’s equaliser.
United surrendered the lead three times after goals from Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha had put them on course for all three points.
But Eli Junior Kroupi broke the hearts of Old Trafford fans when he finished cooly to make it all square with six minutes remaining of normal time.
Amad Diallo put the home side in front capitalising on a goalkeeping error from Djordje Petrovic but Semenyo equalised for the Cherries.
Casemiro restored Manchester United’s lead on the stroke of half-time but their defence was exposed again the second half.
“Mason Mount just pops it back to Shaw and then Luke Shaw just gets barged out of the way. It’s a little bit of a shoulder to shoulder,” Neville said on Sky Sports while analysing Semenyo’s goal.
“There’s a lot to do, an awful lot to do, and he just basically gets shoulder barged out of the way by Justin Kluivert.
“He’s got to be stronger there, Shaw, and he just leaves his team-mates in a position whereby they’ve almost got to invite Semenyo to shoot because if you go out too early they will just play it across.
“For all their good work, Manchester United, they find themselves level in the game.”
