Luke Shaw to Return to Manchester United Squad After Jose Mourinho Talks

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw will reportedly return to the Red Devils squad for their Premier League clash with Everton at Old Trafford on Tuesday. 

According to Nadeem Badshah of Sky Sports, Shaw, 21, held "clear-the-air talks" with Jose Mourinho after the manager left him out of the squad that drew 0-0 with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday and said afterwards the Englishman lacked the commitment of his team-mates.

Badshah added that Shaw requested a meeting with Mourinho following the Portuguese's comments and was subsequently seen with the squad at the team hotel ahead of Tuesday's clash with the Toffees.

Per James Ducker in the Telegraph, there is still much for Shaw to do if he is to convince Mourinho not to sell him in the summer—the former Chelsea boss is still open to offers—but he has made "a step in the right direction."

Shaw has made only eight appearances in the Premier League under Mourinho this season and has started just once in the English top flight since late October, per WhoScored.com.

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Mourinho is not overloaded with significantly better options at left-back, but Daley Blind, Matteo Darmian and Ashley Young are all seemingly ahead of Shaw in the pecking order.

United paid Southampton £27 million to sign Shaw on a four-year contract in 2014.

He sporadically looked excellent under former manager Louis van Gaal but missed a big chunk of the 2015-16 season after suffering a terrible leg break in the UEFA Champions League against PSV Eindhoven.

Shaw has endured a tough time at Old Trafford since that injury but is to be given at least one more chance to prove himself to Mourinho.