Luke Shaw has declared himself fit enough to start for England against the Netherlands in Euro 2024 semi-final after overcoming an injury setback.
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Shaw ready to start for EnglandLeft-back appeared as a sub in quarter-finalSouthgate with decision to makeWHAT HAPPENED?
Shaw, who scored for England in the Euro 2020 final three years ago, has seemingly thrown his hat into the ring to start the semi-final. He also admitted that Manchester United's Dutch boss Erik ten Hag, had sent him a message before the game without going into detail about the "cheeky text" sent.
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Shaw was the only specialist left-back named in Gareth Southgate's 26-player squad, but injury that sidelined him back in February kept the United defender out of the first four games. He eventually appeared as a substitute in the quarter-final against Switzerland.
WHAT LUKE SHAW SAID
Shaw said: "Yeah of course, I think I am [fit to play]. Obviously that's solely down to Gareth…but how I feel…fit and ready to go.
"Before the squad got announced we had a plan, the plan was to come back around the second or third game but things didn't go as planned and I had a little setback which pushed me back a game or so. I thought [I'd miss the whole tournament]. I worked so hard to get to the place I was at, then something like that happens. I was of course so worried. But I had a scan and stuff and it wasn't too bad so I knew there was still an opportunity to come back."
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Shaw has given Southgate a decision to make. Kieran Trippier has started on the left throughout the tournament, but the Newcastle United man is typically a right-back. Bukayo Saka ended up starting as a right wing-back against Switzerland due to a formation shift to 3-4-2-1 that could be perfectly suited to Shaw.