Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford hailed teammate Luke Shaw's versatility after he produced another strong and dependable performance at centre-back during Saturday's 1-0 win over Wolves at Molineux.
Shaw, who enjoyed a solid World Cup campaign with England in Qatar, has started each of United's last two matches in the left-sided centre-back position, joining forces with Raphael Varane in the heart of the defence. Lisandro Martinez has only recently returned from celebrating Argentina's World Cup triumph and was not included in the squad, while Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof were only among the substitutes.
Despite his inexperience of playing at centre-back in a back-four, Shaw has not looked fazed by the task, helping United end the year with back-to-back clean sheets, following their 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Tuesday. Although it is by no means his natural role, he has certainly given manager Erik ten Hag an additional option moving forward.
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And match-winner Rashford, despite jokingly suggesting that Shaw is not enjoying playing in the role as much as he is letting on, has hailed his England teammate, highlighting how his versatility, along with that of others, has the potential to serve United well this season.
"We have got players who are willing and are capable, like Luke, to play out of position and put themselves in a situation where they might not be 100 per cent comfortable," Rashford told MUTV.
"Shaw has done it for back-to-back games now and I'm not sure he is enjoying it as much as he is saying he is, but it is definitely a big plus for us to have players who are capable of playing in different positions because over the course of the season we're going to need them."
Rashford stepped off the bench at Molineux to score the winner and claim his 11th goal of the season. He showed tremendous strength and determination to hold onto the ball and fire a low effort past Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.
"The finish is always the best bit," Rashford added, reflecting on his match-winning contribution. "When the ball hit the back of the net it's a great feeling.
"I just thought the overall build-up to the goal was good. They are a difficult team to break down, and at that moment they were five-at-the-back as well so there was not that much space to play with, but we managed to find the gaps and make it count."
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