Luke Shaw's out for three months, this is how much Man United will lose

Manchester United defeated Luton Town 2-1 a few days ago. It was a big win for them as they can still dream of reaching the top 4 this season and qualify for the Champions League next season. Man United are on 44 points and are 6th in the Premier League table. Man United are 3 points behind Tottenham, who are 5th, and 5 points behind 4th place Aston Villa. While the team won their fourth Premier League game in a row, they lost another player due to injury.

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Just before the halftime whistle blew in the Luton Town vs. Manchester United game, Luke Shaw had to be substituted due to an injury. Victor Lindelof replaced Luke Shaw just before halftime. This is a common occurrence for Luke Shaw at Manchester United, and this season is no different. The game against Luton was only his 12th game of this Premier League season with Man United. Since joining Man United in 2014, Shaw has missed 200 games through injury.

The left-back is reportedly set for another 2-3 months on the sidelines. Shaw is on high salaries among other Man United players. He has the 10th highest salary out of the entire Man United squad, according to Capology.com. Shaw makes a yearly salary of 7.8 million pounds with a weekly wage of 150 thousand pounds. With likely three months out of action, Shaw could miss 12 weeks from playing. That equates to 1.8 million pounds wasted since Shaw will not contribute to the pitch.

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Manchester United has no natural left-backs left in the squad after Luke Shaw's injury

Luke Shaw isn't the only injury Man United has at defense. Licha Martinez is out for two months, while Malacia is still unknown when he will come back. Diogo Jota can play as a left-back to cover Shaw, but the other natural right-back, Aaron Wan Bissaka, is also injured.