5 players who could break into the England squad this week

#3: Luke Shaw

Luke Shaw appears to be back on form and could return for England

Much has been made of Manchester United’s poor start to 2018/19 – they’ve already lost twice and were thoroughly beaten by Tottenham at Old Trafford this week – but one plus point for the Red Devils has been the return to form of left-back Luke Shaw.

Once considered the natural heir to Ashley Cole’s left-back spot for England, Shaw moved to United back in 2014 but up to this point he’s struggled massively – he appeared to be finding form as 2015/16 began but then broke his leg, and since his return he’s come under fire from Jose Mourinho on numerous occasions for his attitude and fitness.

Thus far at least though, it looks like 2018/19 could mark the turning point for the left-back. He’s already completed 3 full games for United where he’s been one of their few strong performers thus far – he was probably United’s best player against Spurs for instance – even picking up a goal against Leicester in the opening game of the season.

More to the point, with Ashley Young an aging player and question marks over the form of Danny Rose, left-back is a wide-open spot in the England side right now. Whether Shaw can keep up this kind of form and really fulfill his potential is still a major unknown right now, but he’s probably done enough to force his way back into Southgate’s plans for these upcoming games.