Morinho wants Shaw and smalling out of Old Trafford

Andy Walker has claimed Manchester United
manager, Jose Mourinho, is trying to force Chris
Smalling and Luke Shaw out of the club.

Mourinho was without the two players in their
3-1 win over Swansea on Sunday.

He told MUTV before the game: “Smalling
doesn’t feel that he can play 100 per cent with
his pain,” and added: “Luke Shaw told me this
morning that he was not in the condition to
play so we had to build a defensive line.”

Former Celtic striker, Walker, says Mourinho is
used to working with players who can play
through pain and was passing a message in his
post-match interview.

“Look at the players he’s used to working with.
John Terry, [Frank] Lampard, Sergio Ramos,
Pepe, you can tell these guys are playing
through the pain barriers.

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“I think what it does tell you is he cannot trust
Luke Shaw, he cannot trust Chris Smalling.
When a big game comes along they won’t be
considered, because he’s clearly trying to get
them out of the club I think.

“Nobody is advocating that you have a
hamstring injury and try to play through it. But
the mentality to play with a knock or play with
something uncomfortable, how many times has
John Terry played through that under
Mourinho?

“He’s looking for a certain type of player.
Remember, it’s early days in Jose’s tenure as
manager, he’s just trying to shape the squad,
and these transfer windows only come around
twice a year, and I don’t think he can trust
Smalling or Shaw given his comments.”