Luke Shaw reacts to claims he's happy to see Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford on bench at Man Utd

Luke Shaw has mocked the suggestion that he is happy that team-mates Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial were dropped to the Manchester United bench.

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• Shaw favourited post of team-mates
• Sparked claims he is happy they're benched
• United star insists it was an accident

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  A United fan account on social media spotted that Shaw had liked a post sharing a quote from Patrice Evra saying that it will be "tough" for Rashford and Martial to get back into the first-team under Erik ten Hag. Shaw's like sparked suggestions that the defender is pleased about his team-mate's predicament.

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• WHAT SHAW SAID

  Shaw replied to the claim that he is taking pleasure from the attacking pair's struggle, saying that he accidentally favourited the post. He wrote on X: "Come on don’t be silly, obviously not intentional."

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Rashford was dropped to the bench for United's 2-1 win against Chelsea on Wednesday, coming on as a substitute to play just the final six minutes of the Premier League match. Martial, meanwhile, has started only four of the 12 games he has played in the English top-flight this season and was an unused substitute against Chelsea. The pair's absence led to a spike in form for Ten Hag's side, who put in one of their most complete performances in recent weeks.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR UNITED?

  Rashford and Martial will hope to be given a chance to return to the United starting XI on Saturday when the Red Devils face Bournemouth in the Premier League. That game will be followed by a crucial Champions League clash against Bayern Munich on Tuesday, where they must win to have any chance of progressing to the knockouts.