Manchester United defender Luke Shaw says he is devastated after suffering a small injury setback. Shaw, who made his first appearance of the season for United in the 1-1 draw against Ipswich, missed the start of the season with a calf injury and has been restricted to three substitute appearances this season.
Now a new muscular injury not related to the calf injury is set to rule him out for a few weeks. Live Premier League table | Watch PL highlights for freeStream Sky Sports with NOWGet Sky Sports | Download the Sky Sports AppIn an emotional statement posted on his Instagram story, Shaw wrote: Its hurting a lot having to write this as I really thought I had got through my recent struggles and was on a positive path going forwards, but unfortunately Ive had a small setback.
Ive been through a lot and had a lot of ups and downs but this has definitely been my toughest period. Im absolutely devastated and its extremely tough to come to terms with reality at this moment in time.
I understand there is gunna [sic] be people frustrated, angry, disappointed and I understand all that. There is no one feeling that more than me at this moment in time. But what I can promise is I will do everything I can to come back better soon to help this club achieve its ambitions this season.
Thank you to everyone for the support. It really doesnt go unnoticed and I really do appreciate it. Shaw, who joined United from Southampton for £27m in 2014, has been plagued by injuries in recent seasons.
He returned to action off the bench in Uniteds recent 1-1 draw at Ipswich and came on again in Saturdays 4-0 home win against Everton. Last season, Shaw returned from a three-month lay-off due to a calf injury in time to feature for England at Euro 2024, having missed a large chunk of the 2022-23 campaign due to a hamstring problem.
