LUKE SHAW has been sidelined for an extended period for Manchester United.

The England left-back will be out for weeks in a huge blow to Erik ten Hag.

Luke Shaw will miss Manchester United’s upcoming games

It’s reported that the 28-year-old has suffered a muscular injury.

Assessment is ongoing but there are fears that Shaw will be out for some time.

A club statement read: “Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has sustained an injury which will rule him out of forthcoming games.

“The muscle issue is still being assessed but the England left-back is expected to be out of action for a number of weeks.”

This season, Shaw has started the first two games that Manchester United has played.

The Red Devils have been underwhelming after a 1-0 win over Wolves and a following 2-0 loss to Tottenham, and this news will not improve their performance.

Ten Hag is currently getting ready for his team’s showdown against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

They play Arsenal just before the Premier League breaks for the international break.

Shaw might have anticipated becoming a member of Gareth Southgate’s England team for the matches against Scotland and Ukraine.

The former Southampton youngster has been blighted with injuries during his career, although last term he missed just three games because of injury.

In 2021/22 he missed 18 games because of multiple issues, and missed the same number of matches the year before that.

Man United and England will be hoping nothing worse crops up during those assessments, especially with fellow left-back Tyrell Malacia also sidelined through injury.

Manchester United allowed one of Shaw’s understudies, Brandon Williams, to go on loan to Ipswich earlier this week.

The details were made public the same week that Mason Mount also felt discomfort.

The summer acquisition won’t be around at least until the international break, and maybe much longer.

The good news is that Rasmus Hojlund, a fellow newcomer who arrived at the club injured, might make his debut this weekend.