Phil Neville was not impressed by Luke Shaw (Picture: Getty)

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw has received some stinging criticism from former Red Devils defender Phil Neville after his performance against Burton Albion in the Carabao Cup.

The England international made his comeback for United after four months out injured, but Neville was not at all impressed with the attitude shown by the player on his return to the side.

Shaw has often struggled to break into the United first-team under Jose Mourinho, who publicly criticised his performances on more than one occasion last season.

Still, the Portuguese handed Shaw a chance last night, and Neville feels he didn’t do all he could to show the manager he’s been wrong to leave him out.

Shaw made his comeback after four months out injured (Picture: Getty)

Comparing the performance to fellow bench-warmer Ander Herrera, the pundit slammed Shaw for not busting a gut to make a real impact after finally getting onto the pitch.

‘When I see someone that’s been criticised by his manager publicly and he’s probably fighting for his Man United future, come on in a game like this against Burton, you’re 3-0 up, there’s nothing to lose and you’ve just come back from a long injury, you absolutely sprint everywhere,’ Neville told Sky Sports.

‘And I didn’t see that real hunger to sprint to every ball, to sprint forward, to sprint back, I saw someone that’s coasting.

Shaw’s display clearly wasn’t enough for Neville (Picture: Getty)

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‘He needs to come out of that comfort zone of coasting because if he wants to be a Man United left-back he needs to play at the level of a Ander Herrera.

‘He (Herrera) got his chance tonight and he flew into every tackle and went into every ball and Shaw needs to get up to his intensity every minute of every game he plays for this football club. At the moment he’s not. He looked a long way off.

‘I know he’s been out injured but we’re waiting for the real Luke Shaw. I think he’s good enough to play here but I need to see more from him.’

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