Shaw was singled out for criticism by Mourinho, the United manager, for his part in Watford’s second goal Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesLuke Shaw had suffered a recurrence of a long-standing groin injury and was playing through the pain barrier when he made the mistake which enabled Watford to score their crucial second goal in Manchester United’s 3-1 defeat at Vicarage Road yesterday. José Mourinho was scathing about Shaw’s error afterwards, singling the left back out for criticism for failing to close down Nordin Amrabat in the build-up to Juan Camilo Zúñiga’s 83rd-minute strike, but The Times has learnt that he was playing with a restricted physical capacity. Shaw was substituted two minutes later by Mourinho, who did not disclose the player’s…

Source: The Times September 19, 2016 11:02 UTC