{"id":132058,"date":"2026-05-17T09:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T12:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/pep-guardiola-makes-surprising-luke-shaw-admission-with-praise-for-man-utd-chiefs\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T09:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T12:03:12","slug":"pep-guardiola-makes-surprising-luke-shaw-admission-with-praise-for-man-utd-chiefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/pep-guardiola-makes-surprising-luke-shaw-admission-with-praise-for-man-utd-chiefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Pep Guardiola makes surprising Luke Shaw admission with praise for Man Utd chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Pep Guardiola has revealed Luke Shaw is among his favourite players during a glowing assessment of several figures at Manchester United.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manchester United\u2019s under-18<\/a> side suffered defeat against Man City in the FA Youth Cup final<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

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With many key figures from United attending the final at the Joie Stadium, Man City\u2019s first-team manager, Pep Guardiola, was also seen taking in the action.<\/p>\n

Guardiola was asked to reflect on the match ahead of City\u2019s FA Cup<\/a> final against Chelsea. He took the opportunity to hail the work of the two United chiefs and some of the first-team players who showed up to watch the youth match.<\/p>\n

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Who was Manchester United U18s standout player in FA Youth Cup final defeat?<\/h3>\n

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Pep Guardiola hails Jason Wilcox, Omar Berrada and Luke Shaw<\/h2>\n

The FA Youth Cup<\/a> final was disappointing for many reasons.<\/p>\n

Darren Fletcher was fuming with the FA<\/a> after the match, given how the final was held at the Joie Stadium on top of City\u2019s over-the-top celebrations.<\/p>\n

Guardiola overlooked that when asked about the final. Instead, he praised United\u2019s performance and credited United chiefs Omar Berrada<\/a> and Jason Wilcox<\/a> for their previous roles at City.<\/p>\n

[Manchester] United always plays really good,\u201d Guardiola told reporters at his press conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy to see, in the stands, Omar [Berrada], Jason Wilcox \u2013 the most important part in this club for the last decade, both of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cJason, in the academy, did an incredible job. Omar, the right-hand of Ferran [Soriano], had been top and seeing top class players from United, Bruno [Fernandes], Luke Shaw \u2013 one of my favourite players \u2013 Mason Mount, the manager Michael Carrick.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was an impressive season for Luke Shaw<\/a>, who has avoided major injury setbacks to allow him to become a mainstay in United\u2019s defence under Ruben Amorim<\/a> and Michael Carrick<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, there has been a lot of speculation over whether this could be Guardiola\u2019s last season at City. He has another 12 months left to run on his current deal.<\/p>\n