\u201cIf you see Dalot, many times Dalot has the ball with space to make the cross, but he\u2019s a right-footer, he\u2019s always inside without space.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only thing with Patrick Dorgu, he is going to do the same thing, but when you have the ball go to the side and cross.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe space is there, if you want to go inside, Matheus Cunha is there always to receive the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n
Surely, Amorim cannot look to retain him at left wing-back.<\/p>\n
While he could turn to the default option in Patrick Dorgu, the Dane has not exactly been at his best this season either.<\/p>\n
Dorgu might not offer an uplift at left wing-back, but Luke Shaw might with the majority of The Peoples Person readers backing the Englishman as the ideal option in an ongoing poll.<\/p>\n
In the poll, Shaw currently leads with 54% of the votes, followed by Patrick Dorgu on 27%, and Noussair Mazraoui with 11%. Interestingly, 6% of voters opted for someone else entirely, while Dalot, whose struggles have been well documented, received just 1%.<\/p>\n
Shaw proving reliable<\/p>\n
So far, Shaw has managed to prove himself. His quality has never been in doubt, but his injury record always cast a shadow.<\/p>\n
Ten games into the season, however, the Englishman appears to have shaken off those concerns; he has been available week in, week out.<\/p>\n
Granted, he was not at his sharpest in the 3\u20130 defeat to City<\/a>, but since then, he has performed consistently well.<\/p>\n Against Forest, he was brilliant. Shaw won nine duels, made two tackles, and produced three blocks, one of which denied Morgan Gibbs-White from point-blank range.<\/p>\n At left wing-back, Shaw could offer consistent end product and technical polish.<\/p>\n He may not be the most explosive down the flank. Still, he remains United\u2019s best crosser, and Sesko would certainly appreciate that kind of delivery (like the one Shaw fed Cunha against Forest, though the Brazilian made the wrong run).<\/p>\n United are starting to develop a right-sided bias, with Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo acting as the main creative outlets. Shaw\u2019s overlapping runs could help restore balance, allowing Bruno or Cunha to drift inside more freely.<\/p>\n Not long ago, on Sky Sports<\/a>, the 30-year-old put to bed any doubts about his suitability for the role:<\/p>\n \u201cCurrently, I\u2019m playing left centre-back and I\u2019m content, but I still see myself more of a wing-back.\u201d<\/p>\n Central defence rejig<\/p>\n That said, if Shaw starts at wing-back, who fills in as the left-sided centre-back?<\/p>\n Leny Yoro could be the answer, with Harry Maguire central and Matthijs de Ligt on the right. Alternatively, De Ligt could remain central, Yoro could shift to the left, and Noussair Mazraoui, who impressed in that role against Chelsea<\/a>, could slot in on the right.<\/p>\n Still, with Lisandro Martinez nearing a return<\/a> and Shaw looking undroppable, deploying the Englishman at left wing-back (and Martinez at left wing-back) seems the wisest move to keep both players involved and content.<\/p>\n Dorgu is still young, at 21, and he could learn from Shaw and perhaps eventually take over the role himself.<\/p>\n Feature image Michael Regan via Getty Images<\/p>\n The Peoples Person has been one of the world\u2019s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n
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