Luke Shaw makes his return to training as he faces race against time to be in matchday squad vs. Arsenal | OneFootball

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has reportedly made his return to training and is even fighting to be part of the club’s matchday squad to face Arsenal this weekend.

Shaw has endured an injury-riddled campaign that has seen him make only 12 appearances in the Premier League. He has played just 15 games across all competitions.

In February, United confirmed that the England international would miss a few months of action after he was taken off during the first half of the side’s victory against Luton Town.

A week before that, Shaw had to be replaced at half-time vs. Aston Villa.

The injury sustained by Shaw in February was his second major setback of the season. The 28-year-old also missed the first three months of the campaign with another issue.

There were major doubts regarding whether Shaw would line up for the Red Devils again this season in their bid to secure European football.

In his absence, Erik ten Hag has been forced to pre-dominantly deploy the likes of Victor Lindelof (also now injured), Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot in the left-back position.

Shaw’s absence has been made even more profound by the fact that his deputy – Tyrell Malacia – hasn’t tasted a minute of competitive action this season as he has been recovering from a long-term injury.

However, according to Football.london, United and Ten Hag are poised to be handed a major personnel boost, with Shaw now back in training.

The outlet states, “Defenders Luke Shaw and Lisandro Martinez have also both returned to the training pitch.”

“Their manager remains hopeful that they’ll join the squad before the season concludes.”

“Given that they’ve been progressing well, they could potentially be included in the squad for the match vs Arsenal.”

A recent report covered by The Peoples Person relayed that Martinez is aiming to be fully fit and available for selection in the Wembley FA Cup final. To achieve his objective, it was revealed that the Argentine is eager to play a part in United’s upcoming Premier League clashes vs. Arsenal, Newcastle and Brighton respectively.

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