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Manchester United defender Luke Shaw accepts the Treble-winning feats of Manchester City hurt everyone at Old Trafford \u2013 and they cannot afford to let it happen again.<\/p>\n
United failed in their attempt to stop City emulating their historic feat in 1999 when they were beaten by their local rivals in the FA Cup final.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola\u2019s side overcame Inter Milan in the Champions League final the following week, and the arrival of Jack Grealish, Phil Foden, Kyle Walker, John Stones and Kalvin Phillips into the England camp in the aftermath of their success merely drilled home the enormity of what had happened.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n \u201cIt hurt a lot. A lot,\u201d said Shaw.<\/p>\n \u201cAll of us as players felt that, especially for me, seeing them come to the England camp. It was really hard to take. We can\u2019t let that happen again.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s our time now to start putting a stamp on things and not letting it always be so easy for them because, in the past, it\u2019s looked like that.<\/p>\n \u201cAs players, we can\u2019t accept that any more.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2018The culture has changed\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Signed by Louis van Gaal in 2014 in a \u00a327m deal which made the then 18-year-old the fourth most expensive defender in the world, Shaw is now the longest-serving member of the United first-team squad following the summer exit of David de Gea.<\/p>\n Speaking to broadcast media in San Diego on the club\u2019s pre-season tour of the United States, Shaw admitted his new status has taken some getting used to.<\/p>\n \u201cIt does feel very strange,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t feel like I\u2019ve been here for that long. It\u2019s gone really quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n During those nine years, United have won four trophies: one FA Cup, one Europa League and two EFL Cups.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, it\u2019s not enough,\u201d said Shaw. \u201cI know that. The whole club knows that, I think.<\/p>\n \u201cTo be successful we need to be challenging for every trophy and winning competitions.<\/p>\n \u201cWe felt like we could have added another two competitions last season and I think we should have.\u201d<\/p>\n The defeat by City and, before that, by Sevilla in the Europa League meant United ended Erik ten Hag\u2019s first season in charge with a single piece of silverware.<\/p>\n Since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, only Jose Mourinho has won more than one cup and only once have United lifted trophies in successive seasons.<\/p>\n Yet in the intensity with which he approaches the job, the maximum use he makes of time and the demands he places on his players, Ten Hag gives the impression of being someone who can at the very least turn United into contenders for major honours once again, something they took for granted in the Ferguson era.<\/p>\n \u201cThe culture has changed,\u201d said Shaw. \u201cIt\u2019s the attitude, the way we train, the intensity, the application that everyone brings in day in, day out.<\/p>\n \u201cThe manager demands that every single day. Even when you\u2019re at home he wants you to be at your best. He wants you to be doing the right things, living the right way, because football is our life \u2013 it\u2019s what we do day in, day out \u2013 and we need to do everything we can to get to the maximum level.\u201d<\/p>\n De Gea\u2019s exit and the arrival of Andre Onana from Inter Milan means United are experiencing significant goalkeeping change for the first time during Shaw\u2019s time at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n It has still not been made clear where De Gea is going to end up after his United contract expired.<\/p>\n Shaw knows how much De Gea was relied upon at times, and it was not undeserved that he won a joint record four club player of the year awards.<\/p>\n However, in Onana they now have a very modern keeper, one who is completely comfortable with the ball at his feet and capable of taking up starting positions far higher up the pitch than De Gea ever did.<\/p>\n That should change the way United attack. And Shaw can see definite benefits to that.<\/p>\n \u201cDavid was amazing for us,\u201d said the 28-year-old, who signed a new contract in April that runs to 2027.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re sad to see him go but Andre will bring different qualities.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been really impressed for far. He suits exactly the way the manager wants us to play.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ll see a different side now, with us building up from the back. He brings a bit more composure to that.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/130590666_gettyimages-1563677437.jpg\")