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Originally Posted by Stickman
he definitely plays too many minutes for the stage hes at in his career.
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Shaw played more games and more minutes at Southampton and is younger than Sterling. Yet when he signed, there were no comments about risk of burn-out, just that he's good enough to be a regular first-teamer at an early age.
The issue about age is a myth, it's down to completion of physical development , that's where the risk of injury comes from. Look at Rooney at 16 and now - almost no difference, and he played every game he could at Everton and United. Others (like Gerrard) grew taller from 18 to 21, having a greater risk of injury while playing.
Signing Sterling would be typical of United in the past decade. Totally unnecessary while there are other areas in greater need of strength. So it'll probably happen.