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'How big the club is inspires all of us': Luke Shaw insists Manchester United's heritage lifts the players and admits he used to 'idolise' Ashley Cole growing up

Luke Shaw wants to inspire Manchester United to silverware and insists the club's storied past does not weigh him down.

The left back has won three trophies at Old Trafford since arriving from Southampton in 2014, but the club are without success now since 2017.

But he is ready to take the club on to its former heights ahead of the return of Premier League football later this month.

Luke Shaw wants to lead Manchester United to more silverware in the coming years
Shaw has won three trophies at Old Trafford since joining from Southampton in 2014

'How big the club is and how successful it's been in the past, I think [is what] inspires all of us, especially the ones that are there now,' Shaw told the United website.