The midfielder has been thoroughly impressed by his Manchester United team-mate's performances so far this season and believes only Dani Alves is currently on his level
Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera believes team-mate Antonio Valencia is currently the best right-back in the world.
Valencia - who was brought to United by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2009 - has been given a new lease of life at Old Trafford since Jose Mourinho took over as manager, carrying his fine pre-season form into the new Premier League campaign.
And Herrera believes only Juventus full-back Dani Alves can be put in the same bracket as Valencia at the moment.
"I know him and have always liked the way he plays," Herrera told MUTV. "I think Antonio is one of the best right-backs in the world.
"I know he's not a normal right-back because he used to play as a winger, but I think that, right now, he is the best right-back in the world, maybe with Dani Alves, because I like Dani Alves a lot.
"When you have a right-back who is quick to defend and he is crossing maybe six or seven times a game, always or almost always successfully, then he understands football.
"When I have the ball, I know that Antonio's always ready to receive it, always to give you one solution.
"I think he's going to be very important this season. He has already been very important for the club, he has already been here seven years, but I think I told you at the end of the last season something good is being cooked and everyone wants to be part of that."
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