Luke Shaw will not play in the opening weeks of the Premier League campaign.
Manchester United Football Club have endured more pre-season injuries, for the second term in a row. Pressure is building on Erik ten Hag, too, particularly with INEOS delivering the manager some brilliant signings.
Perhaps the addition of Noussair Mazraoui is extremely timely, with Luke Shaw once again set for a spell on the sidelines.
Yesterday evening, United confirmed the huge injury blow to Shaw before the season kicks off on Friday night. The key Red Devils player is set to miss the opening games of the campaign after suffering a calf injury.
United stated that Shaw is now ‘working hard’ on his rehabilitation, as he looks to return to the mix after the first international break. Simply put, he’s targeting a September 14th return – which is about one month away.
Shaw picked up the problem during pre-season training. It’s a bitter blow for both club and player. Shaw cannot help it. Sadly, that’s just the nature of his body after suffering that horrific injury against PSV Eindhoven in the Europa League. That said, there’s only so much of this the manager can take…
The problem for United is that Shaw is under contract until 2027. It’d be tough for the Red Devils to move on from him next summer, even if they wanted to.
Credit to Ten Hag for recognising that United simply cannot head into the campaign without strengthening in that area of the field. Hence, Mazraoui was brought in, as Tyrell Malacia is also still missing.
I suspect we’re going to see our fair share of Mazraoui in the early portions of this campaign, while Lisandro Martinez also did a decent job out there in the Community Shield against Manchester City.
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