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Valencia claims to have been dropped by Mourinho at Man Utd, not rested

The experienced full-back may be club captain at Old Trafford, but he has been nudged down the pecking order following a spell on the sidelines

Antonio Valencia claims a “tactical decision” is keeping him out of the Manchester United side, with his absence under Jose Mourinho not down to any fitness issues.

The 33-year-old defender is club captain at Old Trafford, but has taken in an eventful 2018-19 campaign.

He started the season nursing a knock and found himself back on the sidelines in early October.

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A slip out of the starting XI coincided with Valencia liking an Instagram post calling for Mourinho to be sacked by the United board.