He made one mistake in 90 minutes, he was very good defensively
Jose Mourinho
"I am very pleased for Luke Shaw," he said.
"He made one mistake in 90 minutes, he was very good defensively.
"He had a good pre-season."
Shaw has defended himself in the media of late but made sure he did his talking on the pitch this evening.
And speaking after his goal, the 24-year-old declared that he wanted to continue progressing and impressing Mourinho.
Man Utd star Luke Shaw netted his first career goal this evening (Image: Getty)
"It was my first goal and that is all that was important, it doesn't matter how I scored," he said.
"I was meant to come inside and I managed to get in front of him and put it in. It's the best feeling I have had in my career.
"I have worked really hard over the pre-season and I had a lot of time to reflect, and work on what I needed to.
"Even tonight, I know I can be better and that is what I want to keep showing the manager."
United next face Brighton, where Shaw will be hoping to keep his place in the first team, despite the return of last season's first choice left-back Ashley Young.
And the Englishman admits he isn't sure whether he will be able to keep hold of his spot in the starting XI.
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