Carabao Cup can be 'stepping stone' for Manchester United - Luke Shaw

Luke Shaw says Erik ten Hag has brought the feel-good factor back to Old Trafford as Manchester United attempt to end their six-year wait for a trophy in Sunday's Carabao Cup final.

The Old Trafford giants are synonymous with success and silverware, but things have gone awry since Alex Ferguson bowed out on top in 2013.

United’s only major trophies since then have been the 2016 FA Cup and the following year’s EFL Cup and Europa League successes, with the club currently on their worst trophy drought in 40 years.

Ending that wait looked a long way away last season as the ragged, rudderless Red Devils stumbled home with their lowest Premier League points tally having been knocked out of every cup by mid-March.

But the strides made under summer appointment Ten Hag means they are now the only team in Europe’s top five leagues fighting on four fronts and have a shot of glory against Newcastle in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final.

"I think there’s a lot more enjoyment now back in around the place – not just on the pitch but off it," long-serving United left-back Shaw told the PA news agency.

"The staff around the training ground seem much more happier and in a much better place, and I think it shows on the pitch.

"I think we’ve still got a lot to improve on, but I think the signs right now are in a really good moment to show that we’re pushing in the right place.

"Of course still in four competitions and in a massive final that means a lot to us.

"It feels like we’re in a really good path and there’s a lot of enjoyment.

"The sort of feel-good factor’s back here and I think that’s all we really need to focus on."

Shaw believes winning Sunday’s final could act as a "stepping stone" for further success as he focuses on the future having dealt with