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title: "Manchester United: Luke Shaw struggling with injury"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-luke-shaw-struggling-with-injury/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Manchester United News"
published: "2022-09-12T19:10:40Z"
modified: "2022-09-12T19:10:40Z"
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# Manchester United: Luke Shaw struggling with injury

**[Manchester United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-news/) defender Luke Shaw could miss England’s UEFA Nations League games later this month as a result of a foot injury, according to [Samuel Luckhurst](https://twitter.com/samuelluckhurst/status/1568913213034582017) of [Manchester Evening News](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-united-injury-news-shaw-24988472).**

### The lowdown

The 27-year-old [hasn’t played for United since](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luke-shaw/leistungsdaten/spieler/183288) the first half of the 4-0 defeat against Brentford in August.

Tyrell Malacia [dislodged him](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/345303/MatchStatistics/Tyrell-Malacia) from the starting line-up for the subsequent [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) games against Liverpool, Southampton and Arsenal, but Shaw was missing from the squad entirely against both Leicester City and Real Sociedad earlier this month.

### The latest

Luckhurst [took to Twitter](https://twitter.com/samuelluckhurst/status/1568913213034582017) to share the latest on Shaw ahead of United’s Europa League clash against Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday, stating: *“Shaw struggling with a foot injury that could affect his England chances”.*

In the attached [Manchester Evening News](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-united-injury-news-shaw-24988472) article, he reports that Erik ten Hag had hoped to start the 27-year-old against Real Sociedad, but the player wasn’t able to train the day before the match.

Shaw’s injury is apparently ‘minor’ but it could deny him a place in the final England squad before the World Cup, with Gareth Southgate due to his name his upcoming Nations League roster on Thursday.

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### The verdict

With Brandon Williams [also out injured](https://www.premierinjuries.com/teams/manchester-united), Ten Hag may now be sweating over his [left-back options](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/manchester-united/kadernachposition/verein/985).

When called upon, the manager knows that Shaw can be an important player for United in a creative sense.

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Over the last 12 months, the former Southampton ace ranks in the 91st percentile among fellow full-backs in Europe’s top five leagues for assists per 90 and the 82nd percentile for progressive passes per 90 (via [FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/9c94165b/Luke-Shaw)), a telling indicator of his attacking threat from left-back.

Frank Lampard has called the [£150,000-per-week](https://fbref.com/en/squads/19538871/2022-2023/wages/Manchester-United-Wage-Details) defender a ‘machine’, while Rio Ferdinand says that Shaw is capable of ‘beautiful deliveries’ when he gets forward (via [The Hard Tackle](https://www.thehardtackle.com/reactions/he-has-been-fabulous-three-english-legends-praise-in-form-luke-shaw/)).

Hopefully United fans will soon get to see the 27-year-old back in action, particularly given his [chequered injury record](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/luke-shaw/verletzungen/spieler/183288) during his time at the club.