Antonio Valencia comes clean on why Mourinho dropped him

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Is Mourinho’s Valencia snub tactical or dislike? 

Antonio Valencia has explained he has not been playing for Manchester United because of a tactical decision but added he has no problem with Jose Mourinho.

The 33-year-old has not played since the goalless draw against Valencia in early October with Mourinho telling reporters it was due to his fitness and a ‘complicated surgery.’But although Valencia’s exile came after he liked a post on Instagram which called for Mourinho’s sacking following the goalless draw in the Champions League.

Mourinho said before United played Bournemouth away that the right back had not been in the squad due to injury.

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“Antonio Valencia? I watched something funny in his Instagram where he says ‘work work work’ in the gym,” Mourinho said. “He should say ‘work work work alone because I am injured and I cannot train with the team’.

“So the reason why he was in the gym was because he was injured and he couldn’t train with the team. So I think it looked like he was working really, really hard and he was. But without the ball and without the team, so you can imagine that he is not selected because he is not ready.”

However, the Ecuador international played and scored in their game against Peru last night and explained he has been missing from the United starting XI because of a tactical decision.

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“The relationship with Mourinho has always been a good one,” Valencia told Ecuador’s Area Deportiva radio. “Right now I haven’t been playing, but it’s more of a tactical decision. The player who has been in my place (Young) has been playing well. You have to respect the decision.

“The only thing I can do is prepare and be ready for when he (Mourinho) needs me and be in the right condition to compete. I’m calm right now and I know I’ll get an opportunity to play again.”

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