When will 29-year-old Manchester United left-back Luke · Shaw return from injury? The answer is that I am afraid that it will not be possible in a short time, according to British media, Luke · Shaw has not been able to resume training, and people have never seen him in training, which means that he is still far from returning to the game. Ten Hag's expectations have been disappointed once again.
Ahead of the international break, Ten Hag had expressed his desire for Luke · Shaw to return ahead of the Brentford game. 'At left-back, both players have progressed. We hope Luke · Shaw will be back as soon as possible after the international break, I don't know if it's the first game, we're waiting and at the moment I'm not 100 per cent sure. From now on, we have two and a half weeks to get there, and he'll be back soon."
After the international break, Ten Hag changed his tune: "We want them to come back as soon as possible because we need a left-back, it's inevitable. But we can't force them to come back, we have to be smart. We don't want to see them come back and get injured again very quickly, but we need to have a left wing-back as soon as possible.'
United's two left-backs have not featured this season, in fact, Malacia has not played for a year and a half, while Luke · Shaw has been out for half a year. In the game against Brentford, Lisandro · Martinez was called in a cameo at left-back, with Mazraoui coming on as a second-half substitute after heart surgery.
The stats show that Luke · has missed 300 games in his 10 years at Manchester United, while Malacia has also exceeded 60. The latter has now returned to training, but Premier League top injury expert Ben · Tinneri believes that the Netherlands and even Carlos England may not be able to return to normal levels before next season.
The 25-year-old has undergone two knee surgeries in the past year, and while Dutch media say he is very close to making a comeback and could return to action at the end of October, experts believe he still has a long way to go before he is fully recovered.
"I think he needs to fit in gradually." "It could take 17 months and his last appearance was around July last year (for the Netherlands]. Now in about 15 to 16 months, he can go back to the first team, train with the team and find form. But can he start in the first team? Highly unlikely. Reintegration into the team requires very, very careful management. His chances in the first team and, of course, playing time, could be limited depending on who is available in the United squad."
As for how Malaysia can be competitive, the expert said: "If a very solid pre-season training camp is done before the 2025/26 season, then he really has a chance to push and compete for a place in the team."
Manchester United are already preparing for next year's transfer plan, with a new left-back on the agenda. Among them, the buyback of Alvaro· Fernández· Carares, who sold the club to Benfica for 6 million euros this summer, is rumored to be an option.
Manchester United also have a young left-back, 17-year-old England youngster Harry · Armas, who has been hailed as the next Luke · Shaw. However, he missed out on the matchday squad on Saturday and continues to wait for his debut. Although Luke · Shaw had already played at Southampton at the age of 17, Ten Hag believes Armas has not yet reached the level of the Premier League, especially physically, so he needs to work for a few more months. He predicted in August that Armas could reach the target in three months, at least until November.