Luke Shaw: Manchester United defender has suffered injury setback | Football News
Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw has suffered an injury setback.
Shaw, who sustained a calf injury days earlier than the beginning of the Premier League season, is but to characteristic for United this season.
The 29-year-old was anticipated to return from injury after the September worldwide break. Nevertheless, when that comeback was delayed, Shaw’s potential return date was modified to after the October worldwide break.
Nevertheless, the England worldwide stays sidelined, and talking after Man Utd’s defeat to West Ham on Sunday, then United boss Erik ten Hag revealed that Shaw’s restoration was not going to plan and “the wrong process” had led to a setback.
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“The process is not going as we expected, that’s the truth,” mentioned Ten Hag, who was sacked by Man Utd on Monday.
“The setback – if you wish to name it like this – however we need to do it very cautious as a result of when he’s now dropping once more we have now made the mistaken course of.
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“So we need to be very cautious. We all know his previous. Now we have to do that proper as a result of we wish him to be accessible as a result of he could have a big effect on our performances and in addition on our ranges.
“We can’t have it that he is playing for some games and then drops out again. So we do it very careful.”
United – who face Leicester within the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, reside on Sky Sports activities+ – presently have seven gamers out by means of injury and Ten Hag mentioned final Friday that these absences had been holding again his Man Utd.
They had been affected by accidents final season and the recurrence of the issue led Ten Hag to name on the entire membership to seek out options.
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“Yeah, [the injuries] holds us back in our levels. And also in our position in the league,” mentioned Ten Hag final week.
“When you don’t have the players available you can’t line up the best team and that is what’s holding us back in this moment and we need more players more often available.
“Now we have to work all collectively on this level, gamers, teaching workers, all the opposite workers, we have now to do higher to get extra accessible gamers. As a result of we all know when we have now them we’re a very robust crew to play and might be actually profitable, which is what we have now proven over the past couple of months.”
Ten Hag believed one other trophy would have made Man Utd season a hit
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In the meantime, Ten Hag believed a 3rd trophy in as many seasons would have made their present marketing campaign a hit.
The Dutchman was sacked by the membership on Monday following a poor begin to the season having registered just one win of their final eight video games throughout all competitions.
Ten Hag’s remaining sport in cost got here on Sunday, the place United had been overwhelmed 2-1 by West Ham within the Premier League. He leaves Outdated Trafford having received two trophies with the membership, the League Cup in his debut season adopted by the FA Cup in Might.
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Talking post-match on Sunday to preview United’s Carabao Cup tie towards Leicester, Ten Hag reiterated his focus was on profitable a trophy.
When requested if profitable a trophy in his third season would make it a hit, Ten Hag replied: “Definitely, it’s about trophies. I don’t want to go into this debate again, but I think it’s the truth that there are not so many trophies you can win.
“Should you win a trophy in professional soccer, that’s most vital as a result of that’s what the followers anticipate and what we anticipate, to win a trophy.
“We have had five opportunities, one we missed and that was the first in the Community Shield, with still four to go.”
Ten Hag: United have to seek out gas from setbacks
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Erik ten Hag admitted that ‘luck isn’t on my aspect’ in his remaining press convention as Manchester United boss.
Ten Hag earned his first main home title with United simply eight months into the job once they beat Newcastle within the Carabao Cup remaining at Wembley in February 2023.
United are again in motion within the competitors on Wednesday towards the Foxes, the place Ruud van Nistelrooy will likely be within the dugout at Outdated Trafford as interim head coach – with the membership in talks over changing Ten Hag with Sporting Lisbon boss Ruben Amorim.
Their consideration then turns to league motion with a conflict towards Chelsea and, with the membership sat 14th within the desk, Ten Hag admitted United wanted to “find the fuel” from their setbacks.
He mentioned: “First of all we have to do better, the ranking does not reflect in our performance and our levels.
“On the finish of the season, we have now to get this proper, however in fact it isn’t simple when you will have so many setbacks at first of the season to beat this.
“We have to fight back, but it always helps when you have a good start because it keeps motivation, keeps belief, the confidence will grow and we are now in the process on the other side where we are disappointed and have to deal with setbacks.
“Now we have now to seek out the gas from setbacks and disappointments.”
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Man Utd’s subsequent six fixtures
- October 30: Leicester (h) 7.45pm, Carabao Cup – reside on Sky Sports activities
- November 3: Chelsea (h) 4.30pm, Premier League – reside on Sky Sports activities
- November 7: PAOK (h) 8pm, Europa League
- November 10: Leicester (h) 2pm, Premier League
- November 24: Ipswich (a) 4.30pm, Premier League – reside on Sky Sports activities
- November 28: Bodo/Glimt (h) 8pm, Europa League