Although widely tipped as favourites to win the league before the campaign kicked off, we may be meeting our rivals from along the M62 at an opportune moment.
They're on a run of three losses in their last three outings in all competitions, one of which against the Chelsea side that we defeated at Old Trafford last month.
Shaw believes any win in L4, against our rivals, would have a big impact on Carrington. He said: "Sometimes performances don't matter if you're winning games. I think winning games is always a better feeling, especially around the place.
"The energy, the whole morale of the team is always better when you're winning games, so I think, for me, that's the base we need to build on, consistency."