Why Luke Shaw missed Manchester United’s clash with Manchester City
Luke Shaw was left out of Manchester United’s squad for the derby (Picture: Action Plus/Shutterstock)
Michael Carrick has confirmed Luke Shaw was unavailable for Manchester United’s clash with Manchester City due to a ‘very small’ injury setback.
After enjoying a long summer break without international football, Shaw started all three of United’s opening Premier League matches against Hull City, Ipswich and Everton.
Shaw had therefore been expected to return to Carrick’s starting XI for this weekend’s derby at Old Trafford given 19-year-old academy product Harry Amass is the only other specialist left-back at the club this season.
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It means Patrick Dorgu has been given the nod at left-back this afternoon – as he did versus Sabah in midweek – and the Dane lines up alongside Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire and Diogo Dalot in a new-look back four.
Youri Tielemans and Kobbie Mainoo start in midfield behind club captain Bruno Fernandes, while Bryan Mbeumo and Marcus Rashford support Matheus Cunha in a three-pronged attack at the Theatre of Dreams.
Dorgu starts in place of Shaw at Old Trafford (Picture: Getty)
Asked how close Shaw was to making his starting XI, Carrick told Sky Sports: ‘Close, very close but just not quite there.
‘It’s very small but unfortunately not for today.’
On his decision to start Dorgu, Carrick added: ‘Pat is a good player and he’s played there before so I fully trust in Pat.
‘He played very well in midweek. It’s a slightly different game today but we fully trust him.
‘It’s always about your team-mates helping each other and we’ll look for that today.’
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