Antonio Valencia injury: Manchester United right-back set for six weeks out after undergoing hand operation
Ecuadorian right-back had been one of few bright spots for boss Jose Mourinho and loss will come as another blow
MANCHESTER UNITED star Antonio Valencia is out for SIX WEEKS after a hand operation.
The Ecuador star will miss a chunk of games for Jose Mourinho's side and is also ruled out of his country's next two World Cup qualifiers.
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Valencia needed surgery after playing through pain in the derby win against Manchester City when he picked up the fracture.
The United right back, one of the successes of the season at Old Trafford, refused to go off after a City player accidentally stood on his hand.
But Valencia had to have an op and is in plaster with a comeback unlikely until the middle of December.
Mourinho will have to rotate Matteo Darmian and Timothy Fosu-Mensah in his absence.
