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Southgate hails attitude of Man Utd fullback Shaw for England U21 triumph

England U21 coach Gareth Southgate praised the attitude of Manchester United fullback Luke Shaw after their Euros playoff win over Croatia.

Shaw was part of England's World Cup squad in the summer, but was asked to drop down to help the Under-21s in their two-legged play-off with Croatia - a tie they won 4-2 on aggregate.

And Southgate says he was impressed with the left-back, both on and off the field, over the two games.

The Under-21s coach said: "You only have to talk to Luke Shaw to see how much he enjoyed the two matches.

"He played extremely well and Croatia were a fantastic test for him. He's shown humility to come down and fit in with the group and that's what you hope for but it isn't a given that that happens.

"Raheem Sterling was the same when he came down and played with us earlier in the year and if we can start to breed that mentality in our players then it gives them a great chance of being successful."

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