"Thank you for all the love and support, I'm fine and being handled properly. I'm a fighter and I'll be back soon, "Shaw wrote in his personal Twitter account.

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England not only have to defeat Spain in the UEFA Nations League. Sunday (9/9) early yesterday. In this match, they also have to lose left-back Luke Shaw who gets injured in the middle of the match.

This match against Spain is actually Shaw's inaugural match with England since March 2017. In fact, this is also the first time he has been trusted to be a starter since last in September 2015.

However, bad luck cannot be denied. At the beginning of the second half, Shaw had to be pulled out of the field after suffering a collision when fighting for the ball with Dani Carvajal.

The incident began with Shaw's intention to jump in order to win the ball from Carvajal. However, because Carvajal jumped earlier his body fell to the ground also earlier. At that time, Real Madrid's mainstay right-back elbow was get hit Shaw's head.

Shaw lay on the field and had medical treatment in the field for about seven minutes. After that, he was finally out from the field using a stretcher and wearing a neck support and oxygen mask.

Luke Shaw experienced an injury while againts Spain (9/9/2018). video source

The incident experienced by Shaw had worried many people. Moreover, he had previously suffered a serious injury when he appeared to defend Manchester United against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League group stage match in September 2015. At that time, Shaw's leg was almost amputated because he got a hard tackle from Hector Moreno. And only at the beginning of this season did he manage to show that he had completely recovered from the trauma of the injury.

Luke Shaw was badly injured while playing for Manchester United against PSV Eindhoven (16/9/2015). video source

Fortunately, Shaw's injury this time was not as bad as many people feared. James Olley, an Evening Standard journalist, said Shaw was not rushed to hospital. Because, based on the X-X scan, the head has no significant injury. Olley also reported that Shaw could talk after the game. He got the information after asking the officers around Wembley.

Olley's claim is reinforced by Gareth Southgate's post-Iaga statement. The British coach said Shaw's condition had stabilized,

"He looked well in the dressing room, he sat and talked to his colleagues comfortably. Even so, we have to examine it once again today and tomorrow to ensure that absolutely nothing bad happens to him, "Southgate said.

Shaw also said via his personal Twitter account that the situation was fine. "Thank you for all the love and support, I'm fine and being handled properly. I am a fighter and I will be back soon, "his wrote.


I quote this article from various reliable references.

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