When Antonio Valencia arrived to Old Trafford, he wasn't expecting to be struggling to fight for a position in the top four by this stage of the season. When he arrived he was expecting to be fighting for the title and not be suffering in the manner he is at the current moment because of low performance problems for the over all team. Talking to MUTV, Ecuador winger Antonio Valencia spoke about his frustrations and what he expects from the club. He also recalled that he is currently in top form and hopes he can help the team soon after a five-month recovery process.
"When you are playing against opponents who are challenging for the title, in the shape of Tottenham and Leicester, they are going to be big fixtures. It will be interesting but a little bit sad in a way because we feel that we should be fighting for the title itself. But we have to make sure we keep on this winning run in order to achieve what we need to. It will be exciting for us as we are playing for our place in the Champions League next season.
"We know how important historically the Champions League is here, how happy it would make the fans to qualify for that competition again for next season. So the main battle is to get back into that top four. I'm really keen to play. After five months out of action, I'm happy with the way the operation went and overjoyed to be back and available. I'm fully recovered and, when I play, it's very important for me to perform well to show how much I like being here and how much I love this team."
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