Antonio Valencia and his wife witnessed goals from Anthony Martial and Argentinian Alejandro Garnach as Manchester United beat Wolverhampton 2-0 at Old Trafford this Saturday, a match corresponding to the thirty-sixth day of the Premier League.

The former Red Devils captain was one of more than 73,000 spectators cheering on Dutchman Erik ten Haag’s side, who took a big step towards finishing the season in the top four with the right to play, thanks to the win. the next edition of the Champions League.

37-year-old Valencia was caught on television hosting the English Championship together with his wife.

The former Red Devils right-back, midfielder and winger shared a funny moment with United fans who spotted him at the Theater of Dreams and asked him for autographs.

Telemundo Sports echoed the return of Valencia to its old home, where it played for ten seasons.

Valencia signed for United in 2009 from Wigan Athletic and won two Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two League Cups, three Community Shields and the Europa League.

The former Amazon footballer is considered a Manchester United legend, and in May 2022 the club invited him to take part in a charity match with retired players against Liverpool.

“It was a wonderful day, I really enjoyed today’s game, to receive love from the fans is priceless. I thank Manchester for its love for me, respect and admiration are mutual, this city will always mean a lot to me in my life,” Toño Valencia announced on his Instagram profile.

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United are getting closer to the Champions League

Erik ten Hag’s side ended a run of two consecutive defeats (against Brighton and West Ham) that threatened their presence in the top continental competition. With Liverpool hot on their heels, they couldn’t fail again. First of all, because the Reds are going like a shot at full throttle and want to finish the course successfully.

Wolverhampton was not the best rival to return to winning ways.

With six lost (Rashford, Heaton, Lisandro, Jones, McTominay and Van de Beek), the Red Devils played very comfortably until the break. Without showing off, but effectively, he carried all the weight of the match and little by little scored a goal with which he would eventually get three points.

He warned with a Bruno Fernandes free kick that Bentley caught and Antony headed a Shaw cross that went over the crossbar of the Wolves goal. And after half an hour, he claimed a goal by passing Bruno Fernandes and Antony, which Martial culminated with a shot of satisfaction that beat Bentley.

Wolverhampton tried to respond in the second half and, although they managed to move the ball regularly in United’s half, they continued to be alarmingly clueless in the final metres. Despite a good start, he was unable to find a goal in the second half either.

And, little by little, Manchester United began to feel comfortable on the counter-attack. With Bruno Fernandes as the main agitator, the figure of Bantley emerged to maintain the suspense. The goalkeeper of Wolverhampton brilliantly saved Jadon Sancho, Casemiro and Antony three times, but he could not oppose Alejandro Garnach, who closed the match. 2-0 was enough for United, who are now four points behind Liverpool with a game in hand and close to qualifying for the Champions League.

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