‘He’s the best we could have’
Jose Mourinho has praised right-back Antonio Valencia- claiming he is the best right-back Manchester United can have.
Valencia has evolved into the first-choice right-back at United during his time at Old Trafford, and the club have recently extended his contract by a year.
He has made 23 appearances for Mourinho this season, and the United boss has explained why it was so important for the club to keep Valencia,
“I don’t think it is a reward, I don’t see it in this perspective,” Mourinho told MUTV. “I just think he is the best right-back you can have. There is no better right-back in football. It is just for us to keep the best.
“It is a privilege for us to have such a good player and such a good man.”
By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10
