The full-back has only played once in three months, with his manager uncertain as to whether the 21-year-old has the character to fight for a spot
His absence might have been overshadowed by questions regarding the future of Wayne Rooney, but Luke Shaw’s continued travails at Manchester United reached a new low this week when he was omitted from the travelling party for Wednesday’s 1-0 Europa League win over Saint-Etienne.
In a week that sees United prepare to take on Shaw’s former club Southampton in Sunday’s EFL Cup final, it was expected that the European clash was his best chance yet to be given a run-out, having collected only one appearance in the last three months amidst doubts over his form and fitness.