(Photo) Under-fire Man United star Luke Shaw reaches out to teammate

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw has reached out to David de Gea to wish his teammate a happy birthday.

Shaw took to social media to share a photo of the Spain international on his Instagram page along with the following caption, “Happy Birthday mate.”

Happy Birthday mate ??

A photo posted by Luke Shaw (@lukeshaw23) on

De Gae – who joined United from Atletico Madrid back in 2011 – turned 26 today.

Shaw has come under fire this week after he declared that he was not fit to play against Swansea City, according to the Metro.