Luke Shaw fully admits Manchester United ‘were awful’ in the two legs against Milan and ‘lucky’ to reach the Europa League quarter-finals.
The first leg ended 1-1 at Old Trafford, while the second game was also very even at San Siro, decided by Paul Pogba coming off the bench to pounce on a Soualiho Meite error.
“Obviously very happy that we're through,” Shaw told BT Sport.
Luke Shaw fully admits Manchester United ‘were awful’ in the two legs against Milan and ‘lucky’ to reach the Europa League quarter-finals.
The first leg ended 1-1 at Old Trafford, while the second game was also very even at San Siro, decided by Paul Pogba coming off the bench to pounce on a Soualiho Meite error.
“Obviously very happy that we're through,” Shaw told BT Sport.
“I'll be honest, and I think the staff would agree, we weren't good at all. Especially first half, we were awful. I think first 10, 15 minutes we started well. We kept control of the ball but it was like a switch, we turned off and we were very sloppy, giving away balls and put pressure on ourselves. I think maybe we were lucky.
“But second half, a bit better. It always helps when you've got a world class player like Paul to come on. He made the difference. It's brilliant to have him back and, like I said, the most important thing was the result and getting through to the next round.
“We need to be better than tonight. AC Milan are obviously a top side and we knew it would be hard coming here. The result wasn't in our favour.
“But it's a very good win and the biggest positive is that we're through and we've got players coming back and the squad is looking better.”