After Saturday night’s clash at Old Trafford, Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson has now suggested thatLouis van Gaal was lucky that his Manchester United side beat the Reds.
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“There were question marks about his fitness, about his commitment to being one of the top players, but he has come back and proven himself to a lot of people this season“.
“I’m not a doctor, so I cannot say, but when you have a double fracture it is [out] for six months to see how it develops”. He had the oxygen mask on and was crying in the dressing room, ‘ Van Gaal told the BBC.
On the eve of the Champions League group stage encounter, Van Gaal said he had full confidence in his star forward even though he is yet to score for the club in five Premier League outings.
Van Gaal has set up with two holding midfielders in each of United’s seven games this season.
Shaw quickly took to Twitter and, while not commenting on the extent of his injury, thanked former club Southampton after they had sent a tweet wishing him well in his recovery.
View some of the social media reaction to Luke Shaw’s injury below.
The match had looked to be heading United’s way and their close-season signing from PSV, Memphis Depay, reminded spectators at the Philips Stadium of his prowess with a stunning 41st-minute opener.
“For me it’s a hard ground to go”, stated the former Netherlands manager.
Moreno was not penalised for the tackle, which happened in the PSV penalty area.
Manchester United have confirmed that captain Wayne Rooney will miss Tuesday’s Champions League game against PSV. “It was in the 18-yard box and it was very bad tackle with two legs”. Yet United regrouped impressively, with Depay opening the scoring in the 41st minute.
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As Shaw was replaced by Marcos Rojo United seemed upset by the injury and needed some time to recover. But the next goal surprisingly fell at the other end when Moreno headed home Maxime Lestienne’s corner despite Blind’s best efforts. “You have to be effective and PSV were very effective because they scored out of nothing”.
