Manchester United left back, Luke Shaw has picked up a horrific injury against PSV in the first half of their group game.
PSV defender Hector Moreno inflicted a season ending injury on the young England full back with a diving tackle.
The players looked shell-shocked as Shaw screamed with agony.
Images and reaction to the tackle indicated that Shaw might have a broken leg and could miss the rest of the season.
Don’t look if you’re queasy. Get well soon Luke Shaw. #MUFC pic.twitter.com/j3a5ezrC0g
— Dane aka Dave ™ © (@DJ__NUFC) September 15, 2015
Following his horror tackle, Moreno himself realised how bad the injury was and looked distressed.
Moreno himself realises how awful that was http://t.co/TS101f2aUN — OutsideoftheBoot.com (@OOTB_football) September 15, 2015
Overwhelmed by the messages of support, Shaw took to Twitter to thank his fans and promised to come back stronger.
Thank you everyone for your messages , words can’t describe how gutted I am , my road to recovery starts now, I will come back stronger.
— Luke Shaw (@LukeShaw23) September 15, 2015
Here is how Twitter reacted to the horrific leg-breaker.
Always sad when someone gets injured that bad…all the best and speedy recovery to @LukeShaw23
— Pepe Reina (@PReina25) September 15, 2015
Get well soon, @LukeShaw23 #comebackstronger pic.twitter.com/NMIlQPnoVf
— Jerome Boateng (@JB17Official) September 15, 2015
Such a shame for Luke Shaw; was one of United’s best attackers and defenders. Sure will miss his direct running. — Liam (@OffsideLiam) September 15, 2015
That leg break is absolutely horrifying. Such a shame for Luke Shaw. Had started this season brilliantly. Terrible to see.
— Viktor Fagerström (@ViktorFagerLFC) September 15, 2015
Got to feel for Luke Shaw. Got the feeling that he was finally coming to grips with his potential. — Tony Evans (@TonyEvans92a) September 15, 2015
And he was just beginning to enjoy his footballing days at United, Luke Shaw. To see any player injured in such severity is awful. Gutted.
— GP/ INACTIVE (@AFCPrime) September 15, 2015
Such a devastating blow for Luke Shaw. That will be his season almost certainly over, and out of Euro 2016 too. — Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness) September 15, 2015
Pictures of the Luke Shaw injury look horrific. Hope I’m wrong but fear the worst.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 15, 2015
Gutted for you mate hope you have a speedy recovery @LukeShaw23 — Nathaniel Clyne (@Nathaniel_Clyne) September 15, 2015
Horrible to see what happened I wish u all the best my brother and stay strong you will comeback even stronger @LukeShaw23
— Adnan Januzaj (@adnanjanuzaj) September 15, 2015
@LukeShaw23 get well soon man — R.Lukaku Bolingoli10 (@RomeluLukaku9) September 15, 2015
Here is how the UK media reacted to Shaw’s shocking injury.
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