Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia escapes serious injury
Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia is expected to miss just one game after injuring his ankle during Ecuador's Copa Am?rica match with Paraguay on Sunday.[LNB]The winger feared the worst when one of the Paraguay players stepped on his foot, but it was later revealed that it was just heavy bruising and not a fracture.[LNB]It was the same ankle which caused the 25-year-old to miss six months of last season after he caught his toe in the turf at Old Trafford during a Champions League game with Rangers in September. [LNB] Tricky winger: Antonio Valencia in action for Ecuador agaisnt Paraguay before being forced off with an ankle injury[LNB]Valencia missed the majority of United's title winning season dislocated and broken left ankle, but this injury is only expected to keep him out of action for one game, Saturday's Group B clash with Venezuela on Saturday.[LNB]Tony Ocampo, Ecuador's team doctor, said: '[His opponent] stepped on his foot and very nearly fractured it again.[LNB] Injury nightmare: Antonio Valencia missed six months of the season after fracturing his ankle against Rangers[LNB] 'He has a bruise on the spot where he has a titanium plate, he couldn't put his weight on his foot, but the swelling has gone down about 40 per cent since Sunday. He won't make it for Saturday but he'll be there for Brazil [on 13 July].' [LNB] All the latest Manchester United news, features and opinionValencia not concerned about arrival of Young as United winger bids to fight for his placeEngland star for hire... via Youtube! I'm still fit for the big time, says Hargreaves Club-by-club guide to all the Barclays Premier League summer transfers[LNB]
