MANCHESTER, England -- Luke Shaw's recall to the England squad is a result of the Manchester United defender becoming a "proper football player," according to Jose Mourinho.
Shaw was named in Gareth Southgate's squad for games against Spain and Switzerland on Thursday after a run of three straight starts for Mourinho's side.
The United manager has backed the 23-year-old's inclusion and suggested he is benefitting from finding some consistency after two years on the sidelines.
"In this moment he is feeling the good results of the hard work and the good results of many people that work with him and try to make him a proper football player because a proper football player is a player of consistency," Mourinho told a news conference on Friday.