Top Contenders for the Manchester United Player of the Year: March 2019

#4 Luke Shaw

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Luke Shaw continues to put in stellar performances for United and seems to be getting better with each passing game. His recent run of form has seen him rise as a contender for the Manchester United Player of the season and for good reasons too. Shaw has not put a foot wrong in February and deservedly grabs a place in this list.

The Englishman played every minute of all the 6 games in February. He looks fit and hungry as ever, something that has helped United mount a challenge for a top 4 finish. While his defending has been exceptional as ever - Mohamed Salah failed to get past him in the Liverpool game - the left-back has looked menacing as ever while going forward.

Shaw has been a constant threat with his forward runs and his quality on the ball has opened up the rival defences on quite a few occasions. Against Palace in midweek, it was his scintillating run in the first half that broke the deadlock as the Englishman set up Lukaku to open the scoring.

At the start of March, Luke Shaw is 4th among the top contenders for the Manchester United Player of the Season.

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