[Frank Grimes]

Not sure why some people prefer Shaw at cb than full back. He's a full back.

 

[RedDevil@84]

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I find it hard to believe he will be back so soon. Was he pictured in full training? Hopefully we are not forcing him back or asking the player how he feels?

 

[CM]

It would be great news if Shaw is back but I hope we're not rushing it. He's far too important to us to risk another long-term lay-off.

 

[greater wall]

Good lord I can't wait to see this man back in the team. Expect to see a significant uptick in our performances and results once he's fully match fit and in the groove.

It might even lead to Rashford's form improving with him having some support on that side.

 

[Fortitude]

Please, please do not rush him back. Also ease him back into the PL - LCB over LB until he’s loose and match sharp.

 

[croadyman]

Not sure why some people prefer Shaw at cb than full back. He's a full back.

Because think City last season showed he's capable of playing at LCB,can cover until Martinez returns in the new year

 

[Real Name]

I find it hard to believe he will be back so soon. Was he pictured in full training? Hopefully we are not forcing him back or asking the player how he feels?

His return date was Everton few weeks back.

 

[Frank Grimes]

Because think City last season showed he's capable of playing at LCB,can cover until Martinez returns in the new year

We miss him at fb too much. We have ample cover at cb, his replacements at fb are too big a drip off. He filled in and did ok bit he was hardly Alessandro Nesta.

 

[AltiUn]

I find it hard to believe he will be back so soon. Was he pictured in full training? Hopefully we are not forcing him back or asking the player how he feels?

Back so soon? He's been out for months.

 

[RedDevil@84]

Back so soon? He's been out for months.

As in no prior news of light training, full training etc.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Not sure why some people prefer Shaw at cb than full back. He's a full back.

At times he can be a pretty shite left back. Whilst he’s great on the ball, off the ball he has a lot of weaknesses and his one on one defending isn’t that good. Even so he’s still our best option at LB…

 

[Sandikan]

I find it hard to believe he will be back so soon. Was he pictured in full training? Hopefully we are not forcing him back or asking the player how he feels?

So soon? He's been out forever!

 

[Sandikan]

Please, please do not rush him back. Also ease him back into the PL - LCB over LB until he’s loose and match sharp.

He's critical at left back, especially with Malachia out. A wrong side Dalot has been pretty poor there.

 

[Fortitude]

He's critical at left back, especially with Malachia out. A wrong side Dalot has been pretty poor there.

That's an extremely strenuous and demanding role. If he comes back, plays there and is injured again, I'd be less surprised than if the same occurred at CB.

We need him at LB much more than CB, I agree, but I'd personally hope for a phased return before he's back in the high octane world of fullbacks flying up and down the pitch.

 

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[Frank Grimes]

He's only coming back from a long time out. We have to manage his minutes, 85 minutes versus Everton, take him off after we hit our 5th.

 

[sullydnl]

Will be interesting to see where he plays once he's up and running. LB might seem the obvious option but with Martinez out, our ability to progress the ball from CB having been hit and ETH having the typical preoccupation with left-footed LCBs, it wouldn't be suprising to see him play at CB either.

 

[Freak]

Will be interesting to see where he plays once he's up and running. LB might seem the obvious option but with Martinez out, our ability to progress the ball from CB having been hit and ETH having the typical preoccupation with left-footed LCBs, it wouldn't be suprising to see him play at CB either.

Yeah, if Reguilon is fit then it makes sense to play Shaw as LCB until Martinez returns.

 

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[RuudTom83]

Shaw back in training, Mount will have his best mate to have lunch with...Win win.

Hopefully he is back in the starting eleven pronto.

 

[croadyman]

Shaw back in training, Mount will have his best mate to have lunch with...Win win.

Hopefully he is back in the starting eleven pronto.

I would think Newcastle at earliest to start

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

We’ve missed fatty a lot.

 

[Rozay]

Our best player and the one player in our squad who can confidently say he can take his counterparts at the likes of City and Liverpool. Great to have him back.

 

[SinNombre]

Our best player and the one player in our squad who can confidently say he can take his counterparts at the likes of City and Liverpool. Great to have him back.

Him and Martinez.

 

[roonster09]

He makes such a big difference to this team, his technical ability is at different level.

 

[NZT-One]

Good to have him back. Don't think, he did anything stellar today but seems to be back to his reliable best in no time. He will be needed.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

Really important player for us.

 

[Stadjer]

Glad he is back and also played well. Now we just need Martinez back and the defense can finally play the way that ETH intended it.

 

[AltiUn]

We've really missed him.

 

[Rozay]

I want one of him in midfield. If we could transfer his skillset into a CM we’d go up a level as a team.

 

[bosnian_red]

Just a world class player. We've missed him hugely.

 

[Godfather]

Good to have him back just please stay fit for once

 

[AgentSmith]

Very good performance considering it was his first in roughly three months. He looks far leaner than you'd stereotypically expect of Shaw after a lay-off, which suggests he's really taken his recovery seriously. Such a big upgrade for the left-hand side of the defence, both physically and technically. Optimist in me hopes his return could be the key to helping Rashford regain some form, though it feels unlikely at the moment.

Really important to have him back. Martinez will hopefully have a similarly impactful return in the new year.

 

[Addled]

Good to have him back. Don't think, he did anything stellar today but seems to be back to his reliable best in no time. He will be needed.

Totally agree. However, he doesn’t need to do anything stellar. Sound and consistent is a huge improvement on what we have seen recently in his position. We can only hope that his performances improve game on game from here. Delighted he is back.

 

[ShinjiNinja26]

We’ve missed him badly, even more than Martinez imo and he put in a very good performance considering the lay off he had.

 

[adamwest]

His first touch cannot be matched amongst anyone in our team, by a distance.

 

[Sandikan]

Biggest boost from a returning player for a long time.
Makes a huge difference.

 

[criticalanalysis]

Very good performance considering it was his first in roughly three months. He looks far leaner than you'd stereotypically expect of Shaw after a lay-off, which suggests he's really taken his recovery seriously. Such a big upgrade for the left-hand side of the defence, both physically and technically. Optimist in me hopes his return could be the key to helping Rashford regain some form, though it feels unlikely at the moment.

Agree. I would actually surprised.

Good to have him back. Don't think, he did anything stellar today but seems to be back to his reliable best in no time. He will be needed.

Yup. It was good for him to get a game under his belt but say it quietly, the same deficiencies were there that I really expect more from him. On his back foot when receiving passes, tucks into the penalty box leaving the left channels exposed and for all the so called good passing we praise him for, he does a lot of really bad push passes with his toes that give our players not much choice but to pass it back or take it in awkward situations.

We miss him, which says a lot really.

 

[3KDré]

Him + Mainoo is going to improve our build- up immensely. Add Martinez to that and we're looking very solid. We just need the forwards to start clicking.

 

[Yorkeontop]

Probably our most important player on defence, good times ahead.