Malacia is allowed to consider playing time after injury to competitor

At the left-back position, the 28-year-old Shaw is currently preferred over the Dutchman. However, according to The Athletic, the Englishman will be sidelined for several weeks due to a muscle injury. 

As a result, the chances of playing time for Malacia seem to have significantly increased. Malacia himself is nearly recovered from a muscle injury.

Consequently, the 24-year-old Rotterdam native missed a substantial part of the preseason, including the training camp in the United States. Malacia also did not feature in the league matches against Wolverhampton Wanderers (1-0 victory) and Tottenham Hotspur (2-0 loss) for The Mancunians. In the previous season, the left-back played in 22 matches for Manchester United in the Premier League.