I couldn t believe it, to be honest, says Luke Shaw with a big smile. I didn t actually think it was him at first. The him in question is Roberto Carlos, the great Brazilian left-back, whose praise for Shaw s outstanding performance against Ukraine on Saturday – via a string of clapping-hands emojis on Instagram – was the icing on the cake of a special night in Rome for the England full-back.
Resuming the tale, Shaw says: I clicked on it and saw he d followed me and I sent it to my girlfriend and my friends and they were like You haven t even followed him back! . It was just mad to see a massive legend like him … even following me was good, but to comment on my photo was even better.
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