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Luke Shaw has won nine games for England since making his debut in 2014
Luke Shaw says he regrets having “disappointed” England manager Gareth Southgate in the past and wants to “focus on the future” with the national team.
The 25-year-old Manchester United left-back made his first England appearance since 2018 on Sunday, beginning the World Cup qualifying victory against Albania.
Shaw admits that he “retired from many fields” since his previous appearance against Spain more than two years ago.
“Personally, I was very sorry I did that,” he said.
“I think playing for your country is a great privilege and honor and I think I took advantage of that at times.
“I didn’t really think about it too much, but of course now I just want to forget the mistakes I made in the past, and Gareth did, so we just focus on the future and obviously what’s happening now.” “
Shaw, who became one of the world’s most expensive teenagers when he joined United for £ 27 million in June 2014, has suffered an injury while at Old Trafford, breaking his leg in 2015, while that hamstring, foot, and ankle problems have also reduced their influence in more recent years.
It looked like he was going to leave the Red Devils in 2018 following criticism from then-manager José Mourinho, but has been rejuvenated with the successor of Portuguese Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Shaw says he hadn’t been able to “stop thinking about the mistakes” he made over the years, and “especially with England.”
“I was leaving when I got to camp,” he said.
“At that time, maybe I was not in the best condition, but I think that in the last two years I have thought about it a lot, that was what I regret the most.
“And yes, of course, disappointing Gareth (Southgate). I tried to keep in touch with him just to let him know that things had changed.”
“He said he chose me on merit and how I’ve performed.”
Shaw said he now wants to continue to impress Southgate, who first called the defender to a national team when he took over as England Under-21 coach in 2013.
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Source: bbc.com
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