{"id":571803,"date":"2020-11-10T11:37:41","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=571803"},"modified":"2020-11-10T11:37:41","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:37:41","slug":"manchester-united-defender-luke-shaw-faces-four-weeks-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/10\/manchester-united-defender-luke-shaw-faces-four-weeks-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Defender Luke Shaw Faces Four Weeks Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9c94165b\/Luke-Shaw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Shaw<\/a> will be out of action for a month after picking up a hamstring injury in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a>&#8216;s 3-1 win over <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/everton\/\" target=\"_self\">Everton<\/a> on Saturday, November 7.<\/p>\n<h2>Luke Shaw Out for Four Weeks With Hamstring Injury<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We&#8217;re all wishing you a speedy recovery, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeShaw23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LukeShaw23<\/a>! \ud83d\udcaa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1326198272394977287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Improvement in Form<\/h3>\n<p>Luke Shaw&#8217;s form had been improving for Manchester United this campaign. After a torrid start to the season for the whole backline, he put up a strong showing as part of a back three v <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Paris+Saint-Germain\" target=\"_self\">Paris Saint-Germain<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/champions-league\/\" target=\"_self\">Champions League<\/a>. His delivery has taken an increased impact on United too, providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/luke-shaw\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/183288\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">two assists<\/a> in his last two games.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw delivered a cross to perfection for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/8b788c01\/Anthony-Martial\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Martial<\/a> to get Manchester United back into the game against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Istanbul+Basaksehir\" target=\"_self\">Istanbul Basaksehir<\/a> last week, though they still lost. The English left-back matched his effort again v Everton, providing for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/507c7bdf\/Bruno-Fernandes\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bruno Fernandes<\/a>&#8216; equaliser.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Options With Luke Shaw Out<\/h3>\n<p>Whilst Shaw&#8217;s improvement in form will be a miss for United, they did sign <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/e73c9bb2\/Alex-Telles\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Telles<\/a> in the summer, so it shouldn&#8217;t be too detrimental.<\/p>\n<p>Telles has himself had a period out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/alex-telles-returns-to-man-utd-training-before-everton-match-on-7-november-2020\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">due to coronavirus<\/a>, and has only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/alex-telles\/leistungsdaten\/spieler\/255755\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">played once<\/a> for the Red Devils so far. It was an impressive display in a more advanced role in Paris. It has been suggested that he may suit that role more than a traditional left-back. He may have his chance to prove those thoughts wrong in the coming weeks. Telles is currently away with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Brazil\" target=\"_self\">Brazil<\/a> squad so Manchester United will be hoping he returns without any concerns.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/5e74d6c8\/Brandon-Williams\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Williams<\/a> hasn&#8217;t featured much of late and is another option for the club.<\/p>\n<h3>Solskjaer Scheduling Criticism<\/h3>\n<p>Shaw&#8217;s injury comes after <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/news\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-receives-support-from-rival-manager-over-fixture-schedule-complaints-31719914\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criticism of the scheduling<\/a> of United&#8217;s games from manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/11\/09\/report-ole-gunnar-solskjaer-requested-mason-greenwood-england-omission\/\" target=\"_self\">Ole Gunnar Solskjaer<\/a>. Solskjaer was unhappy at having had to play on Saturday afternoon, despite only returning from Turkey on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/liverpool\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool<\/a> manager Jurgen Klopp has <a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/news\/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-receives-support-from-rival-manager-over-fixture-schedule-complaints-31719914\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">backed Solskjaer&#8217;s comments<\/a> up, stating that &#8220;no team&#8221; should face that scenario.<\/p>\n<h3>National Team Return Delayed Even Further<\/h3>\n<p>Frustratingly for Shaw, he has often found himself injured when appearing to be on the cusp of a good run of form. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=England\" target=\"_self\">England<\/a> manager <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?s=Southgate\" target=\"_self\">Gareth Southgate<\/a> left the door open for Shaw&#8217;s return to the international setup back in October.<\/p>\n<p>Southgate told <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SimonPeach\/status\/1315320458112380928\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the media<\/a>: &#8220;The door is certainly open. I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ve ever closed the door on any player &#8211; &amp; and we certainly wouldn&#8217;t on Luke. He&#8217;s more than capable of being the best left-back n the country in my opinion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This absence may delay any chance of a return to the national team for Shaw, particularly if Telles or Williams take up the mantle and impress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"EuSR9SE5SGN6y5N6ql1DRQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1284400024\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'EuSR9SE5SGN6y5N6ql1DRQ',sig:'hJBWByhHiaeOLJqfrXC0xj-rkcarTYGFRbVUfx3Yd7o=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1284400024',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Luke Shaw will be out of action for a month after picking up a hamstring injury in Manchester United&#8216;s 3-1 win over Everton on Saturday, November 7. Luke Shaw Out for Four Weeks With Hamstring Injury We&#8217;re all wishing you a speedy recovery, @LukeShaw23! \ud83d\udcaa#MUFC \u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 10, 2020 Improvement in Form [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3469,"featured_media":571810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1830,2,18,30,3],"tags":[4538,4347,45,443,126,1139,36,3197,40,136],"class_list":["post-571803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-injuries","category-featured","category-manchester-united","category-news","category-premier-league","tag-alex-telles","tag-brandon-williams","tag-everton","tag-gareth-southgate","tag-jurgen-klopp","tag-luke-shaw","tag-manchester-united","tag-ole-gunnar-solskjaer","tag-premier-league","tag-world-football"],"modified_by":"Jordan Hackett, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}