Luke Shaw: Manchester United left-back returns to training following horrific double leg break

The young left-back suffered the horrific injury in a Champions League group stage defeat to PSV Eindhoven last September

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw (Getty)

Luke Shaw has returned to training with the Manchester United squad as he continues his recovery from a double fracture of his right leg.

The 20-year-old left-back sustained the injury after a hefty challenge by PSV Eindhoven’s Hector Moreno during a Champions League group stage defeat last September.

Shaw’s imminent return to training at the club’s Carrington training complex was announced by manager Louis van Gaal during his press conference last Friday.

“Luke Shaw next week shall start the first training sessions on the pitch,” he said ahead of Sunday’s 1-0 home win over Everton.

Juan Mata, Shaw’s team-mate, confirmed the left-back’s resumption of training by uploading a photograph to Instagram.

“My friend @lukeshaw23 just came in from running out on the pitch! Getting closer,” he wrote in a caption on the social network.

Despite his recovery, Shaw still faces an uphill struggle to play first-team football again this season and is an outside bet to make Roy Hodgson’s England squad for this summer’s European Championships.

Van Gaal cast doubt on hopes that the former Southampton left-back could return in time for United’s latest possible fixture – the FA Cup final on 21 May.

“He has been in the pool, in the gym, on the treadmill,” the Dutchman said. “Now he can train with his body on the pitch but Luke knows it will be very difficult to play the final of the FA Cup.”