Luke Shaw has revealed there is no rift between new manager Jose Mourinho over comments made when Shaw snubbed Chelsea to join Manchester United.
The 21-year-old became one of the world’s most expensive teenagers when he joined United for £27m in 2014 despite strong interest from Chelsea during that window.
Chelsea’s interest prompted Mourinho to make some unsavoury comments about Shaw’s decision but the England international admits there are no hard feelings between the pair and they have since aired the situation out.
“We spoke about it,” Sky Sports quotes Shaw as saying. “He said it to me at first. I was just going to leave it, but he had a joke about it. There are no hard feelings.
“I just thought that I had a better chance of playing at United [than at Chelsea]. Patrice Evra was leaving [United], whereas Chelsea had a solid back four that I knew Jose liked.
“So even though Chelsea were much closer to my home, I felt United were the better choice. I was never focused on the money. It was about football.”
Shaw has made a strong start to the season since returning from a double leg fracture last September and has given United another gear going forward.
Only three United players are averaging more passes per game in the Premier League this season than Shaw (48).
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