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Man Utd boss Van Gaal unhappy with poor Shaw fitness

Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal is unhappy with new signing Luke Shaw. Van Gaal believes Shaw has returned from the World Cup unfit for Barclays Premier League football.

Shaw, 19, trained on his own at Washington Redskins' FedEx Field on Monday night as Van Gaal put the rest of the Manchester United squad through ball drills.

Van Gaal said: "I am always a trainer who sees the individuals and what each player needs.

"Luke needs to be fit and he's not very fit and can't perform how I want. He needs to be fit and to train individually.

"I can't judge why. I see what I see. I have spoken with him and we have made a programme with him.

"He has agreed. We will have to see how long it takes. I don't know.

"I have heard good messages from Tony Strudwick the fitness coach."

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