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Man United's Luke Shaw 'needs minutes on the pitch' - Jose Mourinho

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw could make his first Premier League start since October against Bournemouth on Saturday, as Jose Mourinho named him in his squad.

Shaw, 21, has been left on the sidelines over the past few months and did not play in the EFL Cup win over Southampton either.

Mourinho has dealt with a lot of questions about the England international in recent weeks, and pre-empted another with an immediate answer in his prematch news conference on Friday.

"Luke Shaw is selected for tomorrow so you won't need to have the guys at The Lowry to take the pictures to see if he's selected," Mourinho said.

"He's in the list, so one step up from not being in the final. Not even on the bench and now again like Wayne [Rooney] he's selected, playing or on the bench, he become again an option to us.

"Luke is working hard, he's trying to improve, he improved by the physical point of view, I can say that by good dedication, specific work and now he needs some opportunities to feel alive.

"He needs minutes on the pitch to show evolution is not physical but globally because a player is not just a better physical condition."