---
title: "Manchester United: Luke Shaw garners hefty praise after display in 3-0 Watford win"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-luke-shaw-garners-hefty-praise-supporters-after-display-in-3-0-watford-win/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2020-02-24T21:00:02Z"
modified: "2020-02-24T21:00:02Z"
---

# Manchester United: Luke Shaw garners hefty praise after display in 3-0 Watford win

**After Manchester United strolled past Watford [3-0](https://www.sofascore.com/manchester-united-watford/zK) at Old Trafford on Sunday, one unlikely man in particular has been earning plenty of plaudits alongside new star Bruno Fernandes – with defender Luke Shaw impressing supporters thanks to his ‘[quality](https://twitter.com/manlikeanthony1/status/1231608493133701120?s=21)‘ outing.**

Shaw, who completed 90% of his passes whilst winning an equal number of ground duels, dominated the left flank with overlapping runs and accumulated the highest[SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/manchester-united-watford/zK) rating ([7.7](https://www.sofascore.com/manchester-united-watford/zK)) out of United’s entire back line. The Englishman, who has become a slightly [divisive](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1125226/Man-Utd-fans-FUMING-after-Luke-Shaw-wins-Players-Player-of-the-Year) figure since signing from Southampton way back in 2014, attracted lofty praise for his showing even despite new star signing Bruno Fernandes grabbing [all the headlines](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51608541) with an influential display.

The 24-year-old has had to contend with a plethora of injury issues at Old Trafford ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luke-shaw/verletzungen/spieler/183288)), but after 12 starts so far this campaign ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/118244/History/Luke-Shaw)), he could be stringing together some momentum in time for Euro 2020 contention.

As a result, many United fans have flocked to praise the defender for his ‘[quality](https://twitter.com/manlikeanthony1/status/1231608493133701120?s=21)‘ display against Watford – find all of their best comments down below.

> Bruno but another good showing from [@LukeShaw23](https://twitter.com/LukeShaw23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) again. Saved us a couple times, so calm on the ball. Overlapped a few times which he needs to do a lot more often. What a weekend.
>
> — El Choco (@WocyOggg) [February 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/WocyOggg/status/1231608024210518016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Fernandes was man of the match but Luke Shaw was quality today👊🏻
>
> — Anthony1 (@ManLikeAnthony1) [February 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/ManLikeAnthony1/status/1231608493133701120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> clearly shaw was class today
>
> — subagyo (@yohalismo) [February 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/yohalismo/status/1231607610492645377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Definitely Bruno but Shaw had a great game defensively as well
>
> — LYK77 (@Once\_LYK77) [February 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/Once_LYK77/status/1231608106964045824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> It’s Bruno but Shaw was excellent
>
> — The Wan and Ole (@EndaFalvey) [February 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/EndaFalvey/status/1231607886096236546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I pick Bruno, but you can’t deny Shaw’s performance today 🔥
>
> — Andrew 🔰 (@andrewramadhan) [February 23, 2020](https://twitter.com/andrewramadhan/status/1231608007420604416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***How did you rate Luke Shaw’s performance against Watford? Join the discussion by commenting below…***