More bad news for injured Manchester United star Antonio Valencia

Antonio Valencia will not feature for Ecuador in the upcoming World Cup qualifiers

ANTONIO VALENCIA has been left out of Ecuador's squad for their upcoming World Cup 2018 qualifiers.

 

The Manchester United utility man suffered a thigh injury in the 0-0 draw with Manchester City last month.

And despite some impressive performances for his country on the right wing, he will not be in the squad to face Uruguay and Venezuela.

Ecuador's manager Gustavo Quinteros has instead picked West Ham's Enner Valencia, who himself has just returned from a long spell on the sidelines.

 

Enner Valencia will instead replace Antonio in the Ecuador squad

 

Antonio Valencia picked up a knock in the 0-0 draw with City

 

The striker made his first Premier League appearance this term last weekend in the 2-0 defeat to Watford.

Enner can play on the right side and we can take advantage of his dribbling skills

Gustavo Quinteros

But Quinteros is not concerned with his lack of game time and believes the 26-year-old can do a job on the right wing if needed.

“Obviously it is difficult to improve the level showed by [Antonio] Valencia in the recent games but we have other options,” he said.

“Enner can play on the right side and we can take advantage of his dribbling skills but let’s see how he trains because we want to see how fit he is.”