Luke Shaw will face FC Astana in the Europa League on Thursday after being told that he must dislodge Brandon Williams from the Manchester United team following the teenager's emergence this season, sources have told ESPN FC.
Shaw, a £30m signing from Southampton in 2014, has been sidelined with a hamstring injury since August and his absence has led to 19-year-old Williams grasping his chance in the left-back position for the club.
United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjkaer has been so impressed by the performances of Manchester-born Williams that he has now shelved plans to sign competition for Shaw in the January transfer window, sources have told ESPN FC.