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Man Utd defender Shaw: Liverpool draw really important for us

Manchester United left back Luke Shaw has called on his teammates to continue setting the same standards as the weekend.

The Red Devils surprised many by drawing 0-0 against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

However, Shaw believes they can only turn around their Premier League season if they carry on playing at such a level every game.

Shaw told BetFred: “Really important, especially with the results we've been having recently conceding a lot of goals. To go there, especially away at Anfield, what happened last year there - we all remembered that very well. It was one of the worst days in my footballing career.

“And for all of us. I think it was definitely showing a step in the right direction, still obviously little things we can do better on when we have the ball, but I think as a defensive block, a defensive unit, I think that is the foundations we need to approach every game with, exactly how we defended in that game."

He went on to add: “That has to be the foundation now. Every game, whether it is at Anfield away or here (at Old Trafford), it always has to be the same and I think that is where we have been lacking I think is the consistency.

“I think one game we are excellent, for example the game against Chelsea here - we played a really good game, then we go and let ourselves down by playing Bournemouth here and losing 3-0. It's not acceptable, we can't accept that and it's something that needs to be addressed and changed very quickly because we can't keep doing this."

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