Manchester United fans made their feelings clear on Luke Shaw after the England star finally returned to first-team action for the Red Devils against Newcastle on Sunday.
The Red Devils were in action on Thursday evening and Manchester United and Lyon played out a 2-2 draw in their first-leg Europa League quarter-final clash in France.
Lyon staged a late comeback against United at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais and Andre Onana was at fault for two howlers in the 2-2 result in the Europa League.
Ruben Amorim’s men returned to Premier League action on the weekend and United’s 2024-25 season took another ugly turn for the worse against Newcastle.
Newcastle ran riot against United and Eddie Howe’s men inflicted a 4-1 thumping on the Red Devils in the Premier League clash at St James’ Park on Sunday afternoon.
The Magpies took the lead through Sandro Tonali in the 24th minute before United pulled back an equaliser before half-time thanks to Alejandro Garnacho’s strike.
Newcastle took control of the match against United in the second half after Harvey Barnes restored his side’s lead and then he completed his brace in the 64th minute.
Bruno Guimaraes slammed home Newcastle’s fourth in the 77th minute after an Altay Bayindir howler and Eddie Howe’s side comfortably sealed all three points.
What Man Utd fans said about Luke Shaw’s return performance in the 4-1 Premier League defeat to Newcastle at St James’ Park
Luke Shaw’s season has once again been disrupted at Old Trafford due to injuries and the Manchester United defender has been limited in his first-team minutes.
Ahead of the Newcastle match, the 29-year-old United and England left-back had only managed three appearances for the Red Devils ahead of his return from injury.
Shaw’s last match for the Red Devils before the 4-1 drubbing from Newcastle came in United’s 4-0 Premier League thumping of Everton at Old Trafford last December.
The England international made his first appearance for United in 2025 after Ruben Amorim brought him on for Noussair Mazraoui in the 78th minute against Newcastle.
United fans on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, were deeply impressed with Shaw’s cameo performance at St James’ Park against Newcastle.
One Red Devils supporter wrote: “Luke Shaw should’ve played from the start anyway.”
Someone else said: “Luke Shaw in [a] few minutes showed what we’re missing. Imagine a fit [Lisandro] Martinez and Shaw as LCB and LWB.”
“Luke Shaw offered more in 15 minutes from CB attacking-wise than any other player did during the whole match,” another suggested.
A fourth United fan commented: “Luke Shaw has to be the starting LWB. The way he almost found Rasmus [Hojlund] there is levels above anything we have in the current squad in wing-back positions in terms of quality.”
While a fifth added: “Luke Shaw, man. Carries, technical ability, progression and creation. If only he was fit…”
“A fully fit Luke Shaw is still the best LB [in the world]. We’ve missed this creativity,” somebody else posted.
And a seventh claimed: “Luke Shaw, you don’t know how I miss that whipping ball into the box.”
An eighth simply tweeted: “Luke Shaw, man. Class.”
What Ruben Amorim made of Man Utd’s performance in their thumping 4-1 Premier League loss to Newcastle at St James’ Park
Speaking after the Premier League setback against Newcastle, United manager Amorim admitted that the Red Devils made a “lot of mistakes” in Sunday’s result.
“Many mistakes. Newcastle were stronger in second balls,” he told Premier League Productions, as per BBC Sport.
“We did a lot of mistakes that made it harder to win a game. That’s all.”
Amorim added: “It’s a little bit of everything. It’s hard to point to one thing. It’s really hard to win against these top teams like Newcastle.
“When we make mistakes to help the opponent it’s even harder. Let’s focus on Thursday.”
United have now dropped to 14th place in the Premier League table and the Red Devils have won only 10 league matches from 32 fixtures in the 2024-25 campaign.
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