Manchester United issue injury update on star who 'struggled a bit' in Brighton win
Man Utd defeated Brighton 4-2 in the Premier League on Saturday night.
Ruben Amorim is confident Luke Shaw will be available for Manchester United when they travel to face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League next weekend.
The 30-year-old kept his place in the United starting line up as they made it three successive victories with a 4-2 win over Brighton in the Premier League. Shaw has played a key role for United this season and started all nine of their Premier League matches this campaign.
Shaw might not have long left to stake a claim for himself in the United defence, with Lisandro Martinez close to a return to action after his serious knee injury. The Argentine has been sidelined since the home defeat to Crystal Palace at the start of February, but could be available for selection again next month. However, Amorim is confident Shaw will be available to face Forest next week after he suffered an illness in the lead-up to their win over Brighton.
Luke Shaw injury latest ahead of Nottingham Forest match
Speaking after the 4-2 win over Brighton on Saturday evening, Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim confirmed Luke Shaw had suffered from a virus in the build up to the match.
Shaw kept his place in the starting line up for the victory but was substituted in the 65th minute of the match when Ayden Heaven came on. United were 3-0 up at the time when the experienced central defender was replaced and lacked the same control on the match without him.
There were some concerns when the former Southampton star made his way off the pitch, but Amorim eased any long-term fitness concerns. "Luke Shaw is fine," he told reporters at full-time. "He had the virus during the week. He struggled a little bit in the first half but he's fine."
Asked if the victory over Brighton was more impressive than their win over Liverpool a week ago, Amorim added: I have that feeling. I think it was a more complete performance. You can say whatever you want to say against Liverpool but they didn't deserve to lose that game. We deserved to win but they didn't deserve to lose.
"I think today we did a little bit of everything. We had the ball, we created chances, we defended high, we defended low. So when it's more complete. I feel that it's more, it's not a statement but I feel more complete also as a manager. So today I think I like more than the last weekend."
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