Four Manchester United players are about to get their chance for a breakthrough

It was ten years ago that Luke Shaw touched down in England after his first international tournament, appropriately in Manchester. Two days later, he was unveiled by United.

Shaw's tenth anniversary with the club was spent proving his fitness in Blankenhain. Little has changed. His United career was barely a month old when Louis van Gaal declared the left back was "not fit".

Shaw, 29 next month, was not fit often enough in his first season and played only 21 times. That 2015-16 campaign that started so auspiciously was horrifically halted by Hector Moreno in Eindhoven and there were lengthy absences, unenforced and enforced, under Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Across ten seasons, Shaw has averaged 27.5 appearances per season for United. He has not played since Luton Town away on February 18, a week after he felt his hamstring tighten at Aston Villa. Shaw apportioned blame to himself, the medical staff and Erik ten Hag.

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His inclusion in the England squad, announced four days before the FA Cup final, and absence on the teamsheet at Wembley caused some dismay. Fans put two and two together and got five. Shaw was impelled to address them in a defensive post on social media.

The United squad was conveniently fullish for the final but Shaw's omission was undeniably genuine. He has not had a kick for England at the European Championship and Ten Hag (and the medical staff) might have kittens should Shaw play against Slovakia on Sunday.

Opportunity knocks for Tyrell Malacia, a more injury-prone United left back last season. Malacia last played when Jadon Sancho