you dont need to make one facing left, you just change its scale for x like this:
in the load clip event put this: scale = _xscale in the part where you move left and right put this for left with the code: (remove anycode for changing into another frame that is facing left, just change it for going to the running right frame) _xscale = -scale and vice versa for right (but do not remove the code if it is for going right)