Manchester United left back Luke Shaw breaks leg on challenge

Manchester United left back Luke Shaw broke his leg in his Champions League debut.

Manchester United left back Luke Shaw suffered a double leg fracture in Tuesday's Champions League game against PSV Eindhoven.

Shaw broke his leg after being on the receiving end of a hard challenge 15 minutes into the match. The match was Shaw’s Champions League debut. 

The injury occurred on a sliding challenge coming from Shaw’s right. Mexican international and PSV defender Hector Moreno took out Shaw’s right leg, which bends and twists awkwardly. You can watch the challenge here [but warning: video contains graphic content]

Shaw signed with Manchester United in 2014. He plays internationally for England.

The player who broke Shaw’s leg, Moreno (who himself suffered a broken leg in the 2014 World Cup), scored a goal near the end of the first half:

Shaw thanked all well wishers–including former club Southampton–almost immediately after being stretchered off the field. Manchester United went on to lose 2-1.

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

@SouthamptonFC thank you , you don't know how much you as a club mean to me , thank you so much I really appreciate it

— Luke Shaw (@LukeShaw23) September 15, 2015

– Rohan Nadkarni