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Broadfoot horrified by Valencia injury

Antonia Valencia was stretchered off with a suspected dislocated and fractured ankle
Antonia Valencia was stretchered off with a suspected dislocated and fractured ankle

Kirk Broadfoot spoke of his horror at witnessing the injury which could rule Antonio Valencia out for the season and wished the Manchester United player a quick recovery.

Valencia went down after a seemingly innocuous incident involving the Rangers full-back and immediately signalled he was in trouble.

TV replays showed his foot pointing in the wrong direction and he was eventually taken off on a stretcher, with Broadfoot in obvious distress.

‘I'm not too sure what happened,’ he admitted.

‘I just slid in and looked round and his bone was sticking out. We tried to get the physio on to help him because you don't like to see that.

‘These things happen and hopefully he makes a fast recovery.’

Alex Ferguson revealed after the goalless draw with the Scottish champions he fears Valencia will be out for the rest of the season.

‘It is a dislocation or a fracture and he gets operated on tomorrow (Wednesday) morning,’ he said.

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