Antonio Valencia has turned out for Wythenshawe FC Vets(Image: John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

A former Manchester United captain has become the latest ex-Premier League player to join a star-studded non-league side.

Antonio Valencia is back playing football on English shores after linking up with Wythenshawe FC Vets - a squad full of the who's who of Premier League players from the 2000s. The club, based in South Manchester, has an eye-watering nine former Premier League players.

Double Premier League winner and Manchester City legend Joleon Lescott is the most capped of the lot - and he's joined by a fellow ex-England team-mate, former Liverpool 2001 treble-trophy winning Emile Heskey, along with other City fan favourites, Stephen Ireland and Nedum Onuoha.

Wythenshawe FC Vets boast a number of former Premier League stars

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Former Newcastle United hotshot Pappis Cisse also features, plus Premier League winner and Leicester City icon Danny Drinkwater, Wigan Athletic's FA Cup winning legend Maynor Figueroa, George Boyd who once helped Hull win promotion to the Premier...