What a fall from grace.
When Luke Shaw signed for Manchester United for a fee of around £30 million, several pundits had suggested that he had what it would take to develop into one of the best left backs in the world.
But in over three years, Shaw has made a measly 32 Premier League appearances for the Red Devils and his stock continues to plummet.
Fitness woes have plagued his chances of making the left side of United's back four his own but problems with his commitment and desire have also affected his ability to convince manager Jose Mourinho of his reliability.
Matteo Darmian was preferred to Shaw at left back this weekend while Ashley Young has regularly been used as a makeshift full back throughout the season, which just tells you exactly what you need to know in relation to the amount of trust that Mourinho has in the former Southampton man.
At 22, Shaw is in danger of letting his career turn into a case of 'what might have been' and, on Sunday, he lined out for United's U23 side in their defeat to West Ham.
And while a player of his quality should have stood head and shoulders above everybody else on the pitch, Shaw flattered to deceive.
He looked unfit.
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He looked disinterested.
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And supporters reckoned that the exit door was next for the left back.
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"He has to improve," Mourinho recently said of Shaw.
"Look, he doesn't play for six months. I am not expecting him to arrive on Wednesday and to be man of the match or to be running up and down for 45 minutes.
"It's just a process. He doesn't play for a long, long time.
"You have other players in the Premier League that in this moment who are not starting matches and their managers just say 'they're not in the best conditions'. And we're speaking about some of the best players of the Premier League."
