Shaw accepts Man United blame however slams key resolution and predominant weak point
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uke Shaw owned as much as his last-gasp error that value Manchester United dearly in opposition to Brighton, however insisted that the nook at which he dedicated his silly handball ought to by no means have taken place.
Shaw excelled as soon as once more alongside Victor Lindelof out of place at centre-back in Thursday’s enthralling FA Cup semi-final rematch on the Amex Stadium, and seemed to have performed a key position in Erik ten Hag’s aspect grinding out a helpful level of their quest for Champions League qualification.
That was till a really chaotic end to the sport, when the England defender competed with Brighton captain Lewis Dunk at a stoppage-time nook and inexplicably threw up his left arm and produced a blatant handball that was noticed by the VAR and led to a 99th-minute penalty after referee Andre Marriner was informed to overview the incident on the pitchside monitor.
Alexis Mac Allister duly stepped up and held his nerve to ship David de Gea the improper approach with an emphatic effort from the spot, with Brighton gaining candy revenge for his or her Wembley heartbreak final month and leaping as much as sixth spot following a significant increase in their very own bid for European soccer subsequent time period.
A downcast Shaw, to his credit score, fronted as much as Sky Sports instantly after such a galling self-inflicted defeat, admitting that he ought to by no means have made the error but in addition insisting there was a transparent push from Dunk. His predominant criticism with the officers was with the awarding of the preliminary free-kick within the build-up to the Brighton nook in query, with Shaw adamant that his tussle with Julio Enciso ought to by no means have been given as a foul.
“Last minute, final motion actually,” he mentioned. “I got a little nudge but of course the hand shouldn’t be there. I own up to it, take it on the chin. It cost us the game but it is tough.
“I can’t even explain why my hand is up there. I got a nudge, maybe that helps with my hand going up but it shouldn’t be there.
“Even before the corner, the free-kick was never a foul. I am not looking for excuses, but it shouldn’t have been a foul that led to the corner. So maybe that corner shouldn’t have even happened. I am not accusing the referee of anything. Hands up, a silly mistake that cost us a point.”
Shaw went on to lament United’s lack of potency in front of goal on an entertaining night on the south coast when both teams created several strong chances to break the deadlock, with Brighton by far the better team after the interval.
“The problem is we don’t score,” he mentioned. “We had three or 4 massive probabilities within the first half we ought to be scoring. That is going on loads of instances this season. Then once more, it comes right down to my mistake on the finish however with the probabilities we had we ought to be scoring. The sport is totally totally different if we rating with the probabilities we make.
“Maybe not scientific sufficient, I do not know what else to say. I say about that however clearly go right down to the opposite finish and what I did. It is completely disappointing and I misplaced us a degree on the finish.”
Asked how the late, late loss of a point affects their Champions League bid, Shaw said: “It modifications nothing. It continues to be in our arms. We have to choose ourselves up from the place we’re in. We have been comfy however now you may say there’s a actual chase. Teams round us are selecting up factors. We nonetheless have a sport in hand and it’s in our arms.”