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Louis van Gaal says he is struggling to replace Luke Shaw at left-back despite fielding four players in that position.
Dutchman Van Gaal has been forced to shift his defensive line around after Shaw, 19, broke his leg against PSV Eindhoven last month.
Ashley Young, Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Matteo Darmian have all played in the position since that defeat, which has coincided with a four-game winning run for the Red Devils.
But Van Gaal still bemoaned the absence of his England international, with his selection for who will start against Arsenal today (4pm) still unclear.
“We lost Luke and that is a big blow. I said that this would be the year of Luke Shaw,” Van Gaal said.
“His is the only position which we don’t have a double option. So the circumstances are not so good for us.
“Four people have played in that position since Shaw’s injury. And we have won every game, but in my opinion, we don’t have a good substitute for Luke Shaw with the same qualities.
“So it’s a big blow.”
Previewing today's clash at the Emirates, defender Phil Jones admits Arsenal are primed to lash back at United after their defeat in midweek.
The Gunners lost 3-2 to Olympiakos to put cast their Champions League campaign into very real danger and Jones believes United must be ready for a retaliation.
"Arsenal have always got talented players in their side, whether they’re playing well or not," he told manutd.com.
"They lost in the Champions League the other night, so that’ll be an added incentive for them to put things right at home, which means it’ll probably be doubly difficult for us.
"But I’m sure if we play the way we know we can play and have been playing, we’ll go into the game confident."
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| Manchester United reportedly want to sign Hakan Calhanoglu |
Calhanoglu, 21, has already scored four goals for his club this season, having completed an £11.5million switch from Hamburg in July 2014.
The Turkey international is not expected to come cheap, although Metro quote Italian sources as saying a January deal could be struck up.
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