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Luke Shaw’s Manchester United future left in major doubt after Jose Mourinho’s latest snub… despite travelling with the squad

Left-back has made just seven league starts this campaign and is far down Mourinho's pecking order

LUKE SHAW'S Manchester United future hit a new low when he was left out of the squad to face Chelsea... despite travelling with the rest of the team.

The England left-back joined his team-mates in London but failed to make the substitute bench as Jose Mourinho opted to start Matteo Darmian on the left side of defence.

 Luke Shaw travelled with the Manchester United squad to London but didn't even make the bench
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Luke Shaw travelled with the Manchester United squad to London but didn't even make the benchCredit: Zenpix

The £27million man has started just seven league games this season and was recently left out of the squad for United's Europa League draw with Russian side FC Rostov.


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And serious question marks are now raised as to whether the ex-Southampton starlet can convince Mourinho that his future belongs at Old Trafford.

Shaw came back into the starting XI for Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Bournemouth in their last league outing but was hooked off after 70 minutes.

The Portuguese boss has made it no secret that Shaw is behind his team-mates in the pecking order and must take inspiration from Henrikh Mkhitaryan who has forced his way into Mourinho's plans.

 Luke Shaw has started just seven Premier League matches this season
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Luke Shaw has started just seven Premier League matches this seasonCredit: Reuters
Luke Shaw has been out of the first-team picture at Manchester United since their defeat at Watford but has been injured
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Luke Shaw is struggling to convince the manager that he can be United's first choice left-backCredit: Getty Images

But after suffering a horrific broken leg last ruling him out of most of last season, Shaw is desperate to prove a point and make up for lost time on the pitch.

And he will also remain concerned that his lack of playing minutes could seriously hamper his chances of making Gareth Southgate's England squad ahead of upcoming fixtures against Germany and Lithuania.

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