Shaw to leave Eindhoven hospital following double leg break

“But he knows also that it is a long way to go and it is not easy”.

Shaw was all smiles after the successful operation in Holland on Saturday morning as he prepared to jet back to Manchester.

“My speaking about the subject gives him spirit”.

“Part of the recovery process will involve the player dealing with his mental demons and the bad memories of what happened to him that night”, a club source told the Daily Star.

Van Gaal was irked when it was put to him that Rooney had failed to score in his last 10 league matches.

“Of course, we have a fantastic doctor and also the medical department”.

Moreno said: “I think I played the ball, but in this kind of situation I don’t care if it was a foul, I feel bad for him and for his family”.

He can take comfort in the fact that his leg break does not look career threatening. “The main thing is how the development of the rehabilitation shall go”.

The loss of Shaw came at a particularly disappointing time for United, with the England defender having started the season so impressively after a hard initial 12 months at Old Trafford.

Van Gaal said last week that Martial has been bought for the future Manchester United manager, but the Dutchman has clarified that doesn’t mean Martial will be used sparingly this season.

Shaw had made a brilliant start to the campaign and it is devastating to see such a promising young player suffer a major injury. In midfield they are not too bad but I think they are crying out for a centre-half – definitely one, possibly two. Memphis and Shaw were a very good combination and now you have to build up a new combination.

“He’s much better today, but it is always hard when you have that type of injury“.

Marcos Rojo or Daley Blind are expected to replace Shaw at left-back against Southampton.

“Wayne is fit to play“, he said.

Meanwhile, Shaw took to Twitter and tried to remain positive even with the long-term injury.

“Phil Jones has come back” for “the first time” since picking up an injury in August, said Van Gaal. He’s not match fit but he’s fit to train. Shaw got injured within the first quarter of the match, suffering a double fracture in his right leg.