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Shaw issue a distraction from Manchester United's failures, says Neville

Luke Shaw's relationship with Jose Mourinho is being used as a distraction from Manchester United's bigger problems, according to Gary Neville.

Mourinho's treatment of the left-back has come back into the spotlight in the past week, after he substituted the player at half-time of United's FA Cup win over Brighton and Hove Albion and later rebuked him for his performance.

The United manager seems to have cultivated an uneasy relationship with Shaw during his time at Old Trafford and has been criticised for his treatment of the former Southampton man.

Neville, though, thinks the issue is serving as a smoke screen, with United having been unable to catch Manchester City in the Premier League title race and having suffered a humbling Champions League exit to Sevilla.