Man Utd defender Luke Shaw: ‘I’m not fat – I’ve just got Wayne Rooney’s build’

Luke Shaw has denied claims he is overweight, suggesting instead that he has “Wayne Rooney‘s build.”

Shaw, 23, is entering the final year of his contract at Man United and is yet to see his Old Trafford career truly take off due to a number of injuries and persistent complaints about his work-ethic and weight.

However, Shaw has been quick to renege on the weight jibes, instead saying he sees his build as being like that of Wayne Rooney.

“I guess you’ve just got to take it because there is always going to be negative criticism and positive but both of them can make you stronger,” he says, via the Guardian.

“I’ve been unlucky because I’ve had a few ups and downs with different managers but I would say I’ve never been out of shape. Honestly, I feel really good and I’m raring to go, and the minutes [on tour] are only going to help me become fitter.

“People can say I’m fat but I know my own body, added the left-back.

“I always look big because I’m bigger built – I’ve got that Wayne Rooney type of body.”

“I worked hard and not just for them [critics],” says Shaw, who is likely to start United’s Premier League opening league tie against Leicester City on 10 August because of Ashley Young’s post-World Cup break. “I’m working harder than ever and in the first game I want to look 10 times better than in that picture.”

Shaw said how Jose Mourinho, who has openly admonished the former Southampton player in the media about numerous things, had sent him encouraging texts over the summer while the left-back was in Dubai going through his personal fitness plan.

Shaw then explained his routine in Dubai, saying “We had to wake up early because it was hitting 45 degrees by 10 o’clock – it was quite painful the first day as we did do it in that heat. I would train and go in the gym. Then relax during the day and run on the beach and do core work in the evening before the sun went down.”

United take on Liverpool on Saturday in the International Champions Cup at 22:05.

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