Man Utd have been training at Carrington ahead of their return to the Champions League on Thursday night.
Luke Shaw was absent from Manchester United’s final training session before their return to the Champions League on Thursday night.
The 31-year-old is the only natural senior left-back in Michael Carrick’s squad after the failure to reinforce in the transfer window. It is understood Shaw is on a recovery day hence why the defender missed the session.
Shaw started every Premier League game last season but has a long record of fitness issues during his Old Trafford career. In his absence Harry Amass trained with the first team, as did teenage midfielder Jim Thwaites and young goalkeeper Solomon Honor.
Matthijs de Ligt, Carlos Baleba and Amad also missed out with the trio currently sidelined through injury.
United face Sabah FK on Thursday night in what is their first Champions League fixture since December 2023, when they beaten by Bayern Munich at Old Trafford and crashed out of the group stage.
This is the first time they have competed in the new league phase format, which offers them eight games before the end of January. They will be desperate to get off to a good start in what is the most winnable game on their schedule.
It is also a different dynamic for Michael Carrick, who is taking charge of his 21st game as United head coach but his first in a competition other than the Premier League.
How the more demanding schedule and the lack of training time impact Carrick and his coaching staff will be one of the fascinating subplots to this season. The United boss has previously overseen a Champions League game, taking charge of a 2-0 win at Villarreal in November 2021 during his time as caretaker boss.
United training squad:
Goalkeepers: Lammens, Darlow, Mee, Honor
Defenders: Dalot, Mazraoui, Maguire, Yoro, Heaven, Martinez, Amass
Midfielders: Santos, Mount, Tielemans, Mainoo, Fernandes, Thwaites
Forwards: Dorgu, Cunha, Rashford, Mbeumo, Zirkzee, Lacey, Sesko
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