United defender is looking forward to Sunday's match against the club he supported as a boy

United defender is looking forward to Sunday's match against the club he supported as a boy

Luke Shaw, right, has started the last three matches for Manchester United

Manchester United will go into Sunday's Barclays Premier League match with Chelsea eager to prove they can compete at the highest level again and Luke Shaw is relishing the match against the leaders and the club he supported as a boy.
Louis van Gaal has been given the job of ensuring last season's seventh-placed finish was a temporary setback for the 13-times Barclays Premier League champions and has made a satisfactory start to his tenure. However, for new recruits such as Angel di Maria, Radamel Falcao, Ander Herrera, Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Luke Shaw, this will be their biggest test to date in a United shirt.

"You can safely say it's one of the biggest games in world football"
Luke Shaw

With Chelsea setting the pace five points clear at the top of the table after seven wins and a draw from the opening eight BPL matches, all eyes will be on Old Trafford for what is one of the highlights of the season.
"It's a huge game - you can safely say it's one of the biggest games in world football and there will be people everywhere watching it on TV," Shaw said in an interview with Inside United, the club's offficial magazine. "There aren't many games that are bigger than this one and that's why I'm really hoping to be a part of it. I want to show people what I can do in games like this."
The 19-year-old England left-back took a little while to settle in at Old Trafford after a move from Southampton in the close-season, with a hamstring injury hampering his progress. However, Shaw has started the last three matches and showed glimpses of his attacking talent in home wins over West Ham United and Everton before again featuring in Monday's draw at West Bromwich Albion.
Shaw insists that United have yet to see the best of him, having enjoyed a rapid rise through the ranks at Southampton before becoming the youngest player to appear at this year's World Cup in Brazil with England.
There would be no better time to put that right than this weekend as he competes against the team he supported as a boy.
"Playing against Chelsea is a big thing in my family and among my friends because I was born around that area of London," Shaw said. "When I first played at Stamford Bridge with Southampton it was a bit of a surreal experience in a lot of ways because it was at a ground I'd visited as a kid.
"But playing against Chelsea with United at Old Trafford is a different proposition altogether. I'm really looking forward to it, especially with how big this fixture is. thanks