Manchester United defender Luke Shaw is more than happy to represent the England under-21 side in next year’s European Championships.

Much has been made of players with senior caps being “demoted” back down to the younger age groups but Shaw turned up for training yesterday with the young lions — despite limping off in United’s 2-1 victory over Everton on Sunday with a possible hamstring injury — ahead of their play-off against Croatia, with the first leg on Friday at Molineux.

Should Gareth Southgate’s side progress after the two legs, they will qualify for the tournament next summer in Czech Republic.