Luke Shaw 'devastated' by yet another injury setback

Manchester United and England defender Luke Shaw has said that he is devastated after suffering the latest in a long line of injury issues.

Shaw made his first appearance of the season coming off the bench in the 1-1 draw away to Ipswich on 24 November, which was Ruben Amorim's first game in charge.

He has since come off the bench against Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League last week and on Sunday in the 4-0 home win over Everton.

Now a new injury, which is not thought to be related to his original calf issue, will keep him out for a few weeks.

Luke Shaw has only played over 50% of possible minutes for Manchester United in four of his 10 full seasons at the club. pic.twitter.com/DrDivbPnpU

— Opta Analyst (@OptaAnalyst) December 3, 2024

"It's 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 I've had a small setback," Shaw wrote in an emotional statement on his Instagram account.

"I've been through a lot and had a lot of ups and downs but this has definitely been my toughest period. I'm absolutely devastated and it's 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 doesn't go unnoticed and I really do appreciate it."

Prior to his appearance at Ipswich, Shaw had not played since England's 2-1 defeat in the Euro 2024 final.

That was his only start of the tournament, while his last start for Manchester United came in a 2-1 victory away to Luton in February.