Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has declared that when his side next face Chelsea it will be a deciding game for the Premier League title.
The Red Devils fell to a 1-0 defeat to Jose Mourinho's men at Stamford Bridge as the Blues edged closer to the top-flight crown.
However, Shaw is optimistic that United will be able to challenge Chelsea at the top of the table next season due to the improvement they have shown under Louis van Gaal in the second half of the campaign.
The defender is quoted as saying by The Mirror: "[Van Gaal] has two sides to him, but he is genuinely a really nice guy and a great manager.
"You have seen what he has turned United into in recent weeks, but that is because there is a really focused side, where you have to give 100% in every training session and game and be focused all the time.
"If you don't give that, he won't play you and that's what he is like. You have seen the results of recent weeks, we keep improving and we want that continue so that we can come out firing next season. Will this be a title decider next season? Yeah, you could say that."
United are third in the Premier League, 11 points behind Chelsea.
Simon Sinclair
