'Frustrating' - Manchester United's longest serving player might receive a surprise at Old Trafford

It was great to see Luke Shaw take part in Manchester United training at Carrington on Friday morning. Shaw took part in the warm-up with the players who didn't start against PAOK on Thursday and his return to grass indicates an inclusion to a matchday squad is imminent.

The defender is not expected to be involved against Leicester but should be available after the international break, which is a boost for Ruben Amorim. It's incredible to think Shaw last played for United on February 18 - 265 days ago. He was substituted at half-time against Luton Town in his last appearance and hasn't been seen since in a United shirt, despite playing for England at last summer's European Championship.

Shaw was unavailable for England during the Euro 2024 group stage in Germany but featured in the knockout rounds and made his first start of the tournament in the final against Spain. The optics of playing for England when he missed the second half of United's season weren't ideal, although Shaw provided insight into how 'frustrated' he'd been during 2023/24 after the FA Cup final, writing to fans on social media to reflect on a mentally challenging year.

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"Happy for the boys to lift the trophy at the weekend and finish this season on a positive," Shaw wrote. "As much as it was the result I wanted it was hard to watch from the stands. This has definitely been the most frustrating season for me, I have had set back after set back and have worked so hard to get back to fitness but things just haven’t gone my way.

"I pushed so hard to get back before the end of the season and the final but some things just aren’t meant to be.