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England international Luke Shaw has return ed to Manchester United training in a major boost for manager Erik ten Hag. The Red Devils have been hamstrung by injuries at left-back during the 2023/24 season so far, with Shaw and back-up option Tyrell Malacia both serving periods of enforced absence in the opening months of the campaign. The duo's combined truancy has left Ten Hag scrambling for alternatives, with the likes of Sofyan Amrabat, Diogo Dalot and Victor Lindelof filling in on the left of defence. However, Shaw's return to first-team training from what was only disclosed as a muscle injury has been captured by club photographers ahead of United's clash with Everton at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon. Shaw hasn't played since August / Chloe Knott - Danehouse/GettyImages LISTEN TO THE LATEST EPISODE OF 90MIN'S TALKING TRANSFERS PODCAST: RATCLIFFE'S MAN UTD PLANS, HAALAND'S EXIT CLAUSES & MORE! The Three Lions defender featured in just two Prem...

Chelsea have been handed a welcome fitness boost at the sight of Carney Chukwuemeka back in partial training this week. The 19-year-old, signed from Aston Villa for £20m last summer, was on course to have a significant role for the Blues this season after initially taking up an understandable fringe status in 2022/23. Chukwuemeka started each of Chelsea's first two Premier League games of the new campaign against Liverpool and West Ham. He scored his maiden goal for the club against the latter to equalise in the first half, only to be forced off with injury at the interval. The midfielder, one of the first recruits brought in for the 'Vision 2030' project being developed at Stamford Bridge, ended up undergoing knee surgery the day after the West Ham Game . His absence during the recovery period was originally estimated at six weeks, which would put his return to match action sometime in early October. The fact that he has started to now engage in light training activities s...