More heartbreak for Luke Shaw as season of torment just gets worse

Luke Shaw will be glad to see the end of this season.

The Englishman has had a torrid time watching on with Manchester United flattering to deceive (they didn't even flatter, did they?) and, despite making a comeback of sorts to training, he'll have to keep making do with that place in the stands. Eight months after suffering an horrific leg break in a Champions League clash with PSV Eindhoven, Shaw is still fighting an uphill battle and Louis van Gaal confirmed on Friday that he won't be a part of the FA Cup final squad. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/731137262310858752 The left back was in flying form at the start of the season and he was the side's best player in the initial exchanges as United were flirting with the top of the Premier League table. Although he only got five league games under his belt before injury hampered him for the rest of the season, he was performing better than the rest of the squad, according to WhoScored.com. Louis van Gaal revealed that both he and the player had been targeting a return for the FA Cup decider at Wembley but now it has come too soon for him.

"I have always said to Luke that he can play in the final to keep his motivation high, but now I cannot say that any more because we are in the final," Van Gaal told MUTV as if he never even thought they'd get this far. "It is a pity because he cannot reach that level to play. He needs more time to play but it keeps his motivation very high. It is still high and I have to give compliments to him because it is not easy to be away for such a long time. "He is coming back, but he is coming back next season."

The wait goes on. https://twitter.com/JEREPURSELL/status/731116620148580354