{"id":628099,"date":"2023-09-01T05:51:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T09:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=628099"},"modified":"2023-09-01T05:51:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T09:51:11","slug":"luke-shaw-manchester-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/luke-shaw-manchester-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Defender Now Expected to Be Out Injured for 10 Weeks as Injury Crisis Worsens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United&#8217;s Luke Shaw situation was just given a devastating update. The English left-back had been injured in their league match against Tottenham earlier this season. Now, it appears that he will be out for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12466679\/Luke-Shaw-set-TEN-WEEKS-Manchester-United-left-suffering-muscular-problem-defeat-Tottenham-month.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ten weeks<\/a>, but the Red Devils appear to have found a suitable replacement.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Luke Shaw Out for Ten Weeks as Red Devils\u2019 Injuries Grow; Substitute Found<\/h2>\n<h3>Exclusive Report States Injury-Length<\/h3>\n<p>This injury caused the club to pursue multiple defenders late in the transfer window. One of them appears to be on his way to completing medical tests and coming to Old Trafford on a loan deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: <\/strong>DEADLINE DAY DESPERATION &#8211; What Manchester United and Erik ten Hag Need on Deadline Day<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DEADLINE DAY DESPERATION - What Manchester United and Erik ten Hag Need on Deadline Day\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRomTX6ce8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham&#8217;s Sergio Reguilon is all but a Red Devil at this moment, as the Spaniard has agreed to be loaned with an option to recall him in January per Simon Jones. His arrival comes at the perfect moment as Shaw&#8217;s time away from the team is likely longer than Erik ten Hag had hoped for.<\/p>\n<h3>A Slew of United Injuries<\/h3>\n<p>This is not the only notable absence from the starting lineup that the Red Devils are dealing with at the moment. So far this campaign they have witnessed multiple players go down, or deal with fitness issues in their new signings. Other notable names currently sidelined include Thomas Heaton, Mason Mount, Amad Diallo and fellow left-back Tyrell Malacia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/man-utd-close-altay-bayindir-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Man Utd Will Announce\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Drops Big Transfer Update From Old Trafford With Another Player Now Set to Join Alongside Reguilon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One more injury to take into account is that of the highly-anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/soccer\/man-utd-sign-danish-striker-hojlund-atalanta-2023-08-05\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rasmus Hojlund<\/a>. The Danish striker joined from Serie A club Atalanta. Supporters were aware he was recovering from an injury he picked up before the move. If Ten Hag was expecting the squad to stay fit while Hojlund healed, the Shaw injury among others proved him wrong.<\/p>\n<h3>United&#8217;s Season So Far<\/h3>\n<p>Through their first three matches in the Premier League, United have two wins and one loss. An opening but nervy win against Wolves was followed by a humbling defeat to Spurs. Despite a disaster start a narrow victory over Nottingham Forest has the Red Devils sitting eighth in the table.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/manchester-united-sofyan-amrabat-loan-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">Man Utd Now Preparing Deal to Sign \u2018Extraordinary\u2019 Star \u2013 He\u2019s Desperate to Join<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Drawn into Group A in their return to the Champions League, Old Trafford will host Bayern Munich, Galatasaray, and Copenhagen. Shaw will miss the opening of those matches, but Reguilon will have to deputise in their efforts to secure second place in the group and advance to the knockout rounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_626169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-626169\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-626169 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/USATSI_21134832_168400543_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Jul 30, 2023; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund the playing of the national anthem at Allegiant Stadium. 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