Luke Shaw injury news: Manchester United defender in race to play again this season as Euro 2016 hopes hit by horror double leg break

Shaw suffered a horrific broken leg during United's 2-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday night and may not play again this season

Jack de Menezes

Wednesday 16 September 2015 09:08 BST

Luke Shaw winces in agony after suffering a broken leg (Getty)

Luke Shaw will be lucky to play again this season after suffering a horrific double leg fracture during Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven.

The seriousness of Shaw’s injury was made immediately clear by both the England defender’s screams in agony and the looks on the players’ faces surrounding him, with medics rushing on to his aid. Replays showed the sickening leg break that was caused accidentally by PSV defender Hector Moreno, who himself looked sickened by the after-effects.

The injury is a huge blow to Shaw’s progression as one of the most talented young defenders in England, and after a troublesome debut season at Old Trafford the 20-year-old had enjoyed a strong start to new campaign having made the left-back role his own.

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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.

Shaw was treated on the pitch for a lengthy amount of time before being stretchered to the changing room, where United manager Louis van Gaal revealed he was seen crying. Shaw would later take to Twitter to express his thanks for the messages of support that were flooding in, but it was immediately clear that his injury was a serious one.

United soon confirmed that Shaw had suffered a double leg fracture that normally results in between six and nine months to recover for, though that time can vary hugely on the extent of the damage and how clean the break was.

Luke Shaw suffered a broken leg in the defeat to PSV

Shaw is given oxygen after suffering a broken leg

Shaw is carried off the pitch (Getty Images)

Here’s what Shaw could potentially miss, as well as recovery times of players that have suffered double leg breaks.

Dates:

9-12 October – Euro 2016 qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania

13-17 November – International friendlies with Spain (if Spain qualify for Euro 2016) and France

8 December – Manchester United’s final Champions League group game v Wolfsburg

26 March 2016 – International friendly v Germany

13 April – Henrik Larsson’s recovery time (212 days)

19 April – Bryan Oviedo’s recovery time (218 days)

15 May – Manchester United vs Bournemouth – final day of the Premier League

21 May – FA Cup final

28 May – Champions League final

4 June – Aaron Ramsey’s recovery time (252 days)

10 June – Euro 2016 begins with England already qualified

7 July – Eduardo’s recovery time (296 days)

10 July – Euro 2016 final

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