Manchester United
midfielder Juan Mata admits he is disappointed to see compatriot Victor
Valdes being isolated from the first-team squad this season, as per
Marca .
The Spanish shot-stopper, who only joined the Red
Devils last season, seemed destined for the exit door after he was left
out of the club’s tour of the USA this summer.
The former Barcelona star has come to
disagreements with
manager Louis van Gaal over his role in the side and it seems as though
the club were eager to get him off their wage bill.
However, Valdes ended up
staying put – a move which has failed to reap the dividends as Van Gaal
continues to exclude the Spaniard from proceedings.
The
33-year-old has been axed from Manchester United’s first team this
campaign and was even excluded from their official squad photo.
Mata admits he feels sadness
seeing such a “great goalkeeper” training by himself and not being
involved, saying: “It’s a shame what is happening with him, as he is a
great goalkeeper.
“He wants to compete and has proved himself as a goalkeeper.
“I don’t know what happened between him and Van Gaal; that is something only they can say.”
Valdes was not included in
the club’s Champions League squad for this season either and has been
made to train alone away from the current squad, as per the Star.
On the other hand, Mata has developed into one of Manchester United’s most important players this campaign.
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