Luke Shaw looking to 'push on' after Manchester United injury return in youth clash with Swansea

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Luke Shaw is looking to make his mark on the Manchester United first team after a promising return from long-term injury in an U23s clash with Swansea City.

Jose Mourinho had expected left back Shaw to return to first-team action next month after sustaining ligament damage in his foot at the end of April, but he managed just under an hour in the 1-1 draw at Leigh Sports Village.

Shaw, whose United career was in serious doubt at the end of last season following public criticism from Mourinho, was in a confident mood after his appearance against Swansea.

Luke Shaw played his first match since April on Monday as he turned out for Man United's U23s

The left back looked fit, despite sustaining ligament damage in his foot at the end of April

Shaw returned to training with the Manchester United first team at Carrington on Tuesday

‘[It felt] very good,' he told MUTV after the game. 'I think me and Ash (Ashley Young), we both really needed that. I felt like I could have gone on longer but 60 minutes was the aim at the start,’ he said.

‘We were told we would play 45 to 60 minutes so 60 was great for me. I’m feeling really good and I want to push on from here.’

Once he has returned to full fitness, the left-back will be competing for minutes with Daley Blind and Matteo Darmian in defence, but he believes that Mourinho has been entirely honest about the games on offer for each member of the squad in what promises to be a congested campaign.

The United boss was not at Monday's game, though, as he took in the clash between rivals Manchester City and Everton at the Etihad instead. 

Ashley Young also returned from injury in the match, which ended as a 1-1 draw with Swansea

Shaw added, ‘We’ve had discussions but the main ones we’ve had so far are about how my injury is, how I'm feeling. I told him straight how I was feeling and that’s good.

‘He tells us all straight what he wants and how it’s going to plan out for the games we have. We’ve got so many games this season and it was the same last season. The games will be bigger this season because we’re back in the Champions League and more of a challenge. We’re all up for it.

‘Everyone is training hard because everyone wants to be on that pitch in the important games. We’re all fighting for a place and now it’s my time to fight for my place.’