Man Utd and their calculated left-back gamble

Luke Shaw has started 40 consecutive Premier League games for Manchester United [Getty Images]As 23:00 BST ticked by on 1 September and the suspicion became reality, many Manchester United fans thought the same thing – what about a left-back?Since the 2025-26 season ended, and United's summer transfer strategy started to be debated, it seemed obvious the club would move to address a perceived weakness in Michael Carrick's squad.Luke Shaw is their only senior orthodox left-back. He started