The Spain goalkeeper, who has not turned out
for the first team since joining the club at
the start of January, faced one serious
effort on goal and conceded at his near post

Victor Valdes got his first
run out in Manchester
United colours as the
club's Under-21s beat
Liverpool 2-1 on Monday
night.
But the Spain goalkeeper will be disappointed to
have conceded a soft goal on what was
essentially the only time he was called into
action in the full 90 minutes.
With half-time approaching and after
comfortably fielding two low balls in his first 42
minutes of action, he was beaten at the near
post by a Jerome Sinclair drive as the visitors
cancelled out Nick Powell's header.
United won it thanks to Paddy McNair's
powerful strike shortly after half-time, but
Valdes was barely called into action for the rest
of the game on what was his first appearance of
any description since injuring his knee last
March.
It was the Red Devils' first victory in five U21s
Premier League matches, following two defeats
and two draws in their last four outings.
Valdes signed an 18-month deal with United
earlier in January after training with Louis van
Gaal's side for several weeks.
The Spain goalkeeper was set to move to Monaco
after running down his contract at Barcelona,
but the switch was called off by the Ligue 1 club
after he was injured last year's match against
Celta Vigo.
He had been linked with a move to Liverpool in
the final days of the summer transfer window,
and continuing into September and October, but
eventually joined United.
Out-of-favour midfielder Anderson, expected
to leave the club on a free at the end of the
season, played 88 minutes on Monday, while
Darren Fletcher, who has courted interest from
West Ham in recent days, was not named in the
squad.