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Charlie Wilson

Gareth Southgate reveals Manchester United defender Luke Shaw remains in concussion protocol

Manchester United full-back Luke Shaw will not travel to San Marino with England while he remains in concussion protocol.

Shaw remains in the protocol after picking up the head injury in the Manchester derby last weekend.

The left-back suffered a blow to the head in the second half of United’s 2-0 defeat at Old Trafford and was replaced by Alex Telles later on in the half.

Shaw was initially included in the England squad for World Cup qualifiers with Albania and San Marino during the international break, but he’s not yet been able to link up with Gareth Southgate’s group.

The 26-year-old will now remain at home, and will be reassessed throughout the week before United play Watford next weekend.

Southgate said: "With Mason and Luke we ran out of time really, on getting them in with their rehab from the concussion and the operation [Mason Mount's dental surgery]."

Earlier in the week, the England boss said: "Luke has got very strict guidelines on concussion markers, the first day he didn’t pass the markers so that gets shifted back.

“We’ve got to follow the guidelines on that, we might run out of time, we’ll just see.”

Harry Maguire is the only United player in the England squad at the moment, with Marcus Rashford withdrawing earlier this week, while Mason Greenwood, Jesse Lingard and Jadon Sancho all missed out on selection.

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