‘Petulant’ Man Utd star accused of trying to get sent off twice and told to find another club

Man Utd defender Luke Shaw “wanted to get sent off” against Liverpool and Newcastle, according to former left-back Paul Parker.

which will keep him at Old Trafford until the summer of 2027.

Shaw’s previous deal had been due to expire in the summer, although Man Utd had already triggered a one-year extension clause to keep him at the club until 2024.

The Man Utd left-back has put in much better performances for the Red Devils this season under Erik ten Hag – but former England and Man Utd defender Parker thinks Shaw puts the club in “jeopardy” too often by trying to get sent off.

Parker told BonusCodeBets: “When Man United are struggling and the results have not gone their way, Shaw has reacted by being petulant and his performances have been very disappointing.”

“We are talking about a player who is England’s left full-back so you would expect mature performances and a mature behaviour but you´re not getting that from him.

“When I’m watching him I get this playground feeling. He feels like he is the best player on the team and if it’s not going his way he wants to pick up the ball and go home. That’s the way he is and he ends up kicking people.

“Against Liverpool he tried to get a red card in the last 15 minutes. He wanted to get sent off and I got the same feeling . If we were going to judge him right now we would ask ourselves the question, what is he doing as England’s left full-back? Because you can’t trust him when things aren’t going his way.”

Parker added: “Shaw has played a lot of games in the Premier League and a lot of games for his country. Way more games than I did, so you would expect more from him but he is not a leader. It is a huge weakness in his game.

“For me it seems like he wants to put his team in jeopardy by the way he conducts himself. You should want to die for Man United and it makes me think that he is not a player that should play for Man United, when he is not acting like that.”

Man Utd summer signing Tyrell Malacia has had a decent amount of game time this season in all competitions but Parker reckons the Dutchman should now be starting over Shaw on a more regular basis.

Parker continued: “Malacia does need games now. He does need the opportunity to get himself going at the end of the season. He has performed decently in the first season so he deserves to get a run.

“Erik ten Hag might take Shaw out of the team to give Malacia a chance but he could also play Shaw as a centre half because he seems more comfortable and calm there.