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| Shaw Has Returned From Injury. |
Having being suffering from a long-term injury last season,
Manchester United defender, Luke Shaw has been taking a positive step towards
his injury recovery and rehabilitation. Side-lined due to a significant
ligament injury, Shaw was benched rested, not on the bench but once again on
the treatment table for more than six months. Determined to recover and regain
his fitness fast, Shaw started off with his rehabilitation. Once fit earlier
this season he was given a chance to prove himself by playing with the reserve
squad multiple times, in a hope to regain his confidence and match fitness. During
his time with the reserves, Shaw started once as a left back, his main position
and also as a centre back who had been given a bit more advanced role by
reserve boss Ricky Sbragia to get toward and provide support to the attackers
with his pace. He flourished and impressed.
Coming back to the present, reports have been coming in that
Luke has regained optimum match fitness and is ready to feature for the
first-team again and help the team in the hunt for Premier League success.
Shaw, 22, has seemed to catch Mourinho’s eye and slowly regaining his trust. Shaw
was expected to return back in action in mid-October, has now sped up the
process and is ready to be back in action for United in this busy month of
September. However, he has just recovered so it’s unlikely he is ready to start
a full fledge Premier League game. Many say that he is available for selection
for the Everton match, but with Daley Blind and Matteo Darmian already contesting
for the left back spot, it doesn’t look soon enough before Luke gets his first
start of the season, Unless Jose starts him in the upcoming Wednesday night
Carabao Cup fixture against Burton.
United, the winners of the previously called League Cup will
kick off their title defence against a comparatively weaker and smaller club,
Burton. We may see some notable chances and rest given to important players and
opportunities for young academy products, Axel Tuanzebe, Joel Pereira, Demi
Mitchell, Scott McTominay, Angel Gomes or even Luke Shaw as he could be tested
against weaker teams before he is prepared to face high intensive Premier
League attackers. Blind has been dominating the left back spot and has become
the main man ahead of Darmian and Shaw, is expected to start vs Everton and
Darmian could be the first choice against Burton. This could not hamper Shaw’s
determination to start as Mourinho tends to give his just recovered players a
substitute appearance or a short cameo in the last ten minutes of the game,
given the score and situation.
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| Daley Blind Currently Dominates The Left Back Spot |
Shaw’s early recovery could turn out to be a blessing for
United as the team will get one more attacking full back option in the squad
and Shaw could help support Blind with the dangerous, fast runs inside the
attacking wings, and support the attackers. United have been lacking in that
area and given Shaw’s quality of an attacking mentalism, Jose could cure the
support woes and strengthen the attack by those much-required crosses inside
the box. Shaw has the pace, agility and technicality that United have lacked
and his imminent arrival would strengthen the squad, provide more options and
take a little steam off Blind’s back and support him. Given Jose’s desire to
implement a three-man defence with wing backs, it could slowly become a reality
with Jose having more options and with Valencia and Young on the right and
Blind and Shaw on the left, we could very well see a high octane United attack
with extra defensive wingers to support the main attack. All this would only be
possible with a fit and fine Shaw with a rejuvenated form. The early he gets
his mojo back, the better it is for the team and him, as his future is still
hanging and dependant on his form. Good form could just save him his future and
the club few millions as Jose was looking to sell him off and get a better full
back. In his press conference, Jose confirmed about Shaw’s availability by
saying, “Luke Shaw is not injured anymore so it’s a question of form, it’s a
question of option. But is not injured, he's recovered.”
This will start his make or break season in a hunt to stay
at the club and regain his starting place simultaneously keeping fit and not
getting injured.
What do you think, will his form return in time?
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