“I don’t mind answering questions about my leg,” Shaw says. “I think sometimes people don’t like talking about [injuries] but I’m not bothered. I wasn’t bothered watching videos of it or pictures of my leg. That might sound a bit weird but I feel comfortable talking about it because now I feel stronger than ever. It doesn’t faze me.”

Shaw has made a full recovery. As he rolls back a tubular grip to show his right leg he is almost nonchalant about it while, in truth, it is extraordinary to see how little scarring there is given that he suffered such a traumatic double break. In total there were four operations, six months on crutches and dark moments when the 21-year-old feared he would never play football again. Now the only signs are two three-inch scars either side of his calf – even they are not livid or easily discernible - while he insists the mental scars have healed.