Sunday 20 April 2025 13:18
Luke Shaw has been left out of the Manchester United squad for the home game against Wolves in the Premier League.
The defender came on at half-time of the gruelling triumph over Lyon on Thursday night and is, understandably, being treated carefully after only making his return to action in the defeat at Newcastle United last week, his first appearance of the calendar year.
Indeed, the England international has not started a game for the Reds since the win at Luton Town last season, so Ruben Amorim has decided not to play him against the in-form visitors.
We can confirm that Luke has trained today at Carrington with no issues and the reason for his absence is purely to give him a rest, after playing for 75 minutes against Lyon, and helping the Reds stage that incredible late comeback.
“I can give you the example of Luke Shaw. In my mind, he was playing 30 minutes [against Lyon],” head coach Amorim told MUTV. “But, because of the problems we had at half-time with Victor [Lindelof] and Nous [Mazraoui] and then extra-time, he did a very good job but a lot of minutes.
“He has to feel that load to rest now and then he will train for the next game.”
Our next assignment, after the Wolves clash, is not until a week today, when we travel to Bournemouth.
There is also no Altay Bayindir on the bench for the 14:00 BST kick-off at Old Trafford this afternoon.
The Turkey international has suffered a small issue in training but has no major problem, and is left out purely as a precaution.
Tom Heaton is the back-up keeper, with Jonny Evans among the substitutes for the first time in 2025.
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