MANCHESTER UNITED have suffered an injury blow after Luke Shaw was forced off against Aston Villa.
Erik ten Hag’s side were leading 1-0 at the break thanks to Rasmus Hojlund’s strike.
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But United were forced into a reshuffle at the break when Shaw had to be taken off just two weeks after making his return from injury.
Victor Lindelof, who is more accustomed to playing on the right, replaced the x-Southampton man at left-back.
The 28-year-old Shaw firstly suffered an injury in the 2-0 defeat at Tottenham on August 19.
He then did not play for over three months due to what was described as a serious thigh muscle injury.
The defender did return to the first-team in late November but he suffered further misery two days before Christmas.
He then missed the rest of the festive period due to a muscular problem.
Shaw returned to action in the 4-2 FA Cup win at Newport County on January 28 and has started the victories over Wolves and West Ham since.
Another potential spell out for him further adds to Ten Hag’s injury woes.
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Fellow full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka missed the trip to Villa.
The 26-year-old has been plagued with injuries this term and picked up a problem before United’s FA Cup win against Neport County.
Wan-Bissaka subsequently missed the Red Devils’ wins over Wolves and West Ham in the league, but returned to training this week.
However Ten Hag revealed that the Englishman had to pull out of training on Thursday.
He lost centre-half Lisandro Martinez during his side’s 3-0 victory over West Ham last weekend.
Mason Mount and Tyrell Malacia are also out of action for United through injury.