United face Burnley and Swansea in two winnable games before players are called up by their countries once again.
Manchester United’s Luke Shaw in action with Manchester City’s Jesus Navas
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has said the side must target maximum points from their next two league games before the international break, The Guardian reports.
United face two winnable games on paper prior to the break in November. They take on Burnley at Old Trafford this weekend before they travel to Swansea City the following Sunday. There is also a Europa League tie with Fenerbahce in Turkey sandwiched in between.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho after the match
Shaw is quoted in The Guardian, saying: “It’s two more league games until the international break. We’ve got Burnley at home, which is a must-win, and obviously we go to Swansea that we know will be a very tough game. We’ve got Fenerbahce, of course, and that is a very tough place to go.
“We are looking or we need to get maximum points I’d say because it’s our time to start pushing up the table.”
Both are games that are winnable on paper, and you’d fancy United to be heavy favourites going into both games. Jose Mourinho’s side will certainly want to keep the pressure up on the sides above them in these two games.
Manchester United’s Juan Mata scores their first goal
As it stands they currently lie in seventh place – six points off the top and five points off the Champions League places. Shaw has alluded to the league being very difficult, therefore there is a real chance that sides ahead of them could drop points before players are called up by their countries once again.
It has been something of a stuttering start for United. There has been the odd good performance and result, along with some poor and frustrating results.
They bounced back from their disappointing 4-0 defeat at the hands of Chelsea from Sunday with a 1-0 win over Manchester City in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, but now they need to kick on. They face a very different challenge in their next two league games in facing two sides that are in the bottom half of the table, and targeting survival.
Manchester United’s Luke Shaw during the press conference
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