Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that a complicated surgery has locked Antonio Valencia out of the last two games.
Valencia hasn’t featured since the 0-0 draw against Spanish outfit Valencia in the UEFA Champions League and has only featured in four league games this season after his surgery.
The Ecuadorian defender has come under fire in recent weeks after liking a “Mourinho-out” post with his official Instagram account.
Valencia moved swiftly to clear himself from any wrongdoing noting that he did not read the comments section of the post.
In a pre-match press conference ahead of the Juventus game, Mourinho revealed why the skipper has played since the last Champions League game.
“The reason was that he was 10 days without training with a problem. Not an injury but a problem that he had a very complicated surgery on his mouth. And 10 days without training needed a little bit of time to recover some level after that.”