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By Matt Cotton , Reporter 9y. Manchester United midfielder Antonio Valencia is delighted to have been given the number seven shirt ahead of next season. Manchester United midfielder Antonio Valencia has revealed his delight at being awarded the number seven shirt ahead of next season.

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The statistics bear this out. In Valencia's one full season before the injury, he managed five Premier League goals. After the break there have been five in two and a-half seasons. The pre-September Valencia created a chance for a team-mate every 30 minutes, while the average following the broken ankle went down to once every 40 minutes, effectively only one each half.

Of the goal threat Valencia could now offer, Moyes said: "I said to him today [Friday] you should be able to be getting yourself seven or eight goals a season regularly. He looked at me and sort of squinted a little.

Hopefully he knows what I mean. I don't know how many he scored last season but I think it was only one or two. He's got off to a good start and hopefully getting close to the target for this season. Pellegrini managed Valencia for three years when at Villarreal, from to , during which he made two La Liga appearances in-between loan spells and before the move to Wigan. Asked about the threat Wayne Rooney will pose on Sunday, the Chilean said: "He [Rooney] is a great player but we must be not only attending with Rooney but with all the players, [Robin] Van Persie, Valencia, all the big players they have.

Valencia fractured his arm during a Manchester derby League Cup tie but played on until the final whistle, then took just 24 days to recover from surgery before earning the man of the match award against Arsenal immediately upon his return. Running from deep, however, looking for overlaps and penetrative passes allowed him to get behind opponents and burst into space often without the need to outfox an opponent.

Mourinho should not be credited for turning Valencia into a flying full-back — that process began long before his arrival. But he walked through the door at Old Trafford with a plan for Valencia that was hatched a long time ago. By Ian Watson. Ranking every player to wear No. Can you name all 18 players to score for Man Utd on their PL debut? A tribute to Dimitar Berbatov, a man who made you forgive his faults.

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