Luke Shaw and staff at St Anna Ziekenhuis Hospital in Eindhoven
Manchester United defender Luke Shaw will leave hospital in Eindhoven and fly back to England on Saturday after two operations on his double leg fracture.
Shaw posted three photos on his Instagram account on Saturday morning which showed him posing with hospital staff with the message: "I just wanna say a massive thank you to everyone at St Anna hospital for all the care and attention they have given me the last few days. Something I will never forget! Am pleased to be flying back to Manchester today so I can start my journey back onto the football pitch!"
Shaw is expected to be out for up to nine months with the injury, casting severe doubt on his availability for England's Euro 2016 campaign, but at his press conference ahead of United's trip to Southampton this weekend, manager Louis Van Gaal said Shaw is now in better spirits.
"His family is there, we have sent people with him and he will come back when he is prepared. Maybe tomorrow.
"I called him last night; he sounds very strong, which was amazing for me - a big surprise.
"It is a good signal, but he knows he has long way to go and it is not easy. He will have a long period of rehabilitation [when he is back] and he has a long way to go."
Van Gaal said after the Champions League group stage match that Shaw could return in March, but added that the youngster faces a psychological, as well as physical, battle to return to top form.
"It is not only physical but mental," Van Gaal said. "For us it is a big loss, as a team. I said [in pre-season] this will be the season of Luke Shaw but now it is finished nearly.
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