Juventus 1-2 Manchester United: 5 Hits and Flops

#4 Hit: Luke Shaw

Shaw celebrates one of United's two goals with defensive counterpart Ashley Young in Turin

Shaw has improved significantly in recent seasons, to the point where he has earned a new contract extension and received plaudits for doing so.

United's defensive woes have been somewhat lessened by David de Gea's heroics during that spell, though the fullback continues to prove why he's the club's best defender with performances like these.

Although it doesn't always show on the statistics, he makes a number of important defensive interventions to clear or evade danger in its tracks - because his positioning and anticipation are very good. He made an important interception to thwart Rodrigo Bentancur's inviting delivery in its tracks with Juan Cuadrado lurking before the break and persisted in remaining patient, picking his moments to go forward.

Made it difficult for an electric Paulo Dybala and Cuadrado to skip beyond him, though Ronaldo relished their battles on the flank.