Rashford: Luke Shaw Backs ten Hag’s Decision to Drop Man United Star

• Luke Shaw has praised Erik ten Hag for instilling discipline at Manchester United
• The United boss dropped Marcus Rashford for Saturday's early kickoff after he missed a team meeting
• This is the second time the former Ajax manager has dealt with an indiscipline issue at the club after Cristiano Ronaldo

Luke Shaw has lauded Manchester United's Head Coach Erik ten Hag for dropping Marcus Rashford due to discipline issues.

Rashford was surprisingly absent from the starting eleven to face Wolves in Saturday's early kickoff with his absence being explained as an internal issue.

The England international then came off the bench to score the only goal of the game and send his side to the top four of the Premier League.

Shaw's thoughts on Rashford's incident

Speaking after the game, Shaw explained it was important for ten Hag to reign in and establish control in the dressing room. This follows the infamous Cristiano Ronaldo incident that saw the striker's contract terminated.

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"At a top club like this, it has to be like that. I think that people can't do whatever they want and maybe that's been part of the problem in the past with people getting away with silly little things," Shaw said as quoted by Daily Mail.

The fullback starred for the second game running while playing as a centre-back. Lisandro Martinez is yet to come back after a prolonged break while Harry Maguire is yet to earn the full confidence of ten Hag.

Shaw has partnered Raphael Varane at the back in their games against Nottingham Forrest and Wolves.

What did Rashford do?

Manchester United talisman Marcus Rashford has confirmed he was benched by manager Erik Ten Hag as punishment for missing a team meeting.

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Erik Ten Hag had initially revealed he had benched his star man for "internal disciplinary reasons" but declined to comment further.

Sports Brief reported that after the game, the match winner spoke where he openly admitted it was partly his fault that he was benched. Rashford said he “overslept” and subsequently missed a crucial team meeting; something that did not sit well with his manager.