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Manchester United defender Luke Shaw cried on the phone to Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino after horrific injury

The pair spent 18 months together at Southampton

Thursday 17 September 2015 08:39 BST

$Luke Shaw has suffered a double fracture of his right leg$

Luke Shaw has suffered a double fracture of his right leg (Getty Images)

Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed how hard it was to hear Luke Shaw cry down the phone to him.

The Argentinian boss, who coached Shaw during the pair's time at Southampton together, rang Shaw to wish him well on his road to recovery, after the Manchester United youngster suffered a double fracture of his right leg in his side's tie against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night.

The horrific injury looks likely to sideline Shaw for at least six months and has thrown his involvement in England's Euro 2016 campaign into severe doubt.

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PSG: Zoet 8

The goalkeeper was forced to make several stops throughout the game, particularly in the first half, but dealt with all of his tests with confidence.

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Arias 4

The right-back struggled with Memphis’ pace down the flank and he was beaten by his former teammate several times. Received a yellow card for his foul on Young.

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Bruma 7

Made some good clearances to get rid of Mata and Young’s efforts, but could not stop Memphis in his tracks in the build-up to the opener.

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Moreno 5

The central defender made the horrific sliding tackle on Shaw that ended his game but worked well with Bruma in central defence.

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Brenet 6

Set up Narsingh for a good early chance and helped deal with the threat of Young.

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Propper 7

Worked hard in his defensive midfield position to deal with United’s attacks with ease.

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Hendrix 6

Worked hard in his defensive midfield position to deal with United’s attacks with ease.

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Guardrado 7

Was involved in the build-up to Narsingh’s goal and regularly combined with his teammates when PSV went on the attack. Limped off with an injury with 20 minutes to go but enjoyed a good game.

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Narsingh 8

Was flagged offside several times in the first half, but remained a threat for the home side on the right flank and eventually got his goal with a lovely header past De Gea.

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De Jong 5

Was quiet throughout the match, and didn’t really have any clear-cut chances - working more to help Lestienne and Narsingh go for goal than himself.

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Lestienne 8

Got the assist for Narsingh’s goal after beating Darmian and firing a superb cross to the winger. Had earlier tried his luck at scoring in the first half but drove his effort into the side netting. Although he didn’t get on the score-sheet, the winger put in a fine showing.

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Man Utd: De Gea 6/10

Conceded two goals but was let down by his defence and could not do too much to keep Blind’s header and Narsingh’s strike out.

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Darmian 4

Was beaten numerous times by Lestienne on the right flank, and was involved in a defensive mix-up with Smalling that gave away the corner kick that PSV equalised from – with the right-back being out-jumped by Moreno.

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Smalling 6

Suffered one moment of miscommunication with Darmian which led to him having to head the ball out for a corner, which PSV scored from. The defender tested Zoet with a powerful strike in first half, though.

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Blind 6

Was unfortunate to deflect Moreno’s header into the back of his own net, but did provide the ball that Memphis scored from. Started in central defence but shifted to left-back following Rojo’s introduction.

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Shaw 6

In his 15-minute appearance, the left-back made a superb run forwards in attack but was at the end of a horrific challenge by Moreno that cut his game short.

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Schweinsteiger 4

Slotted into central defence once Shaw came off and made a sloppy pass that allowed PSV to go on the attack from in the first half. He then couldn’t get his head to Lestienne’s cross that Narsingh scored the winner from.

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Herrera 5

Went for goal in the second half but endured a quiet game and was hauled off with 15 minutes to go.

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Young 5

Was often guilty of sending in several crosses into the area that failed to find anyone. His pace caused Brenet problems but, with no end product, Young was taken off towards the end of the second half for Antonio Valencia.

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Mata 6

Provided some accurate balls to Memphis in the first period, but should have done better after being set up with a lovely ball by Schweinsteiger but failed to sort out his feet before Zoet collected the ball.

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Depay 8

Scored the opener against his former side in the 40th minute and should have made it 2-0 but drove wide. The winger was a big threat for the visitors and his runs caused Arias many problems.

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Martial 7

Looked bright and dangerous up front but didn’t always get the service he needed.

“I spoke with Luke this morning to wish him a speedy recovery, but it is always difficult with this type of injury because he was crying – not only from the pain, but because it is a long road for him,” Pochettino told a press conference ahead of his club's Europa League clash with FK Qarabag.

“I feel very sorry for him and very bad for him. I was watching on TV when it happened and you know straight away, from the reaction, that it was serious."

Mauricio Pochettino managed Shaw for 18 months at Southampton (Getty Images)

Pochettino stopped short of criticising Hector Moreno, the PSV defender whose hefty challenge felled Shaw and caused the injury, and instead stressed the misfortune of the situation.

“The intention of Moreno was not to make this situation," he said.

“But there is always a danger that it can happen in a split second, and it was just very, very unlucky for Luke."

Shaw has remained in an Eindhoven hospital after undergoing preliminary surgery on Tuesday night, mere hours after sustaining the injury.

The 20-year-old will undergo further surgery on his return to Manchester, before beginning a period of rehabilitation.

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