Manchester United defender Luke Shaw is determined to leave Old Trafford with all three points on Saturday, ahead of their Premier League clash with Neil Warnock’s side.

The summer signing has developed into one of the Red Devils’ star performers over the last month, and is hoping to overshadow the recent derby defeat to Manchester City which saw Chris Smalling dismissed, and the previous 1-1 draw with league leaders Chelsea in which United rescued a point thanks to a tantalising last-minute equaliser from the recently criticised Robin van Persie.

Louis van Gaal’s side welcome Crystal Palace to the Theatre of Dreams tomorrow in the hope of potentially climbing up to 6th place before the international break, and Shaw believes it is a crucial his team impress before heading off to represent their respective countries. He said:

"I think we’re finding our feet now. We’re all trying to gel together as a team and we’ve shown in games what we’re capable of. It’s now a matter of going through the whole game showing what we can do, not just the first half or the second half.

"I think everyone is seeing what kind of team we’re becoming and hopefully soon they’ll see that through the whole game and the results.

"Getting the win against Palace is huge. We need to start picking up points now, especially after the derby and with a break of two weeks until the next game. We need to come out on Saturday and show people how much we want it as we always do.

“We always go into matches full of confidence because we know what we can do. We just have to make sure that what we do in training is taken onto the pitch.”

Despite some critique from opposing fans, Shaw has stepped up and proved his worth in the side. After an injury ruled the left-back out of the opening few weeks of the season - in addition to the suggestions of being unfit in pre-season - led to others questioning the £27 million fee Southampton received.

Shaw is not the only star to have struggled with injuries, as a number of Red Devils have faced spells on the sidelines, often leaving a weakened, inexperienced side to feature against some of the biggest clubs in England. He added:

“It’s not nice to pick up injuries and the main ones seem to be in our back four," he says. "It’s been switching week in, week out, but we all work hard in training so we know as a back four what we need to do.

“It’s changing with different players but we all know each other well and know what each other’s strengths are so we can all work together.”

Manchester United currently sit in 10th place with 13 points.