It was inevitable, wasn’t it? The forward Manchester United sold for £15 million would play a key part in their final damning defeat of the calendar year and outshine their current crop of forwards in the process.
Anthony Elanga has every right to celebrate such a brilliant win for Nottingham Forest on Saturday night, just as United still had every right to sell him in the summer transfer window.
The stats are undeniable, even if they don’t tell the full story. With four goals and six assists under his belt so far, Elanga has performed better than any current United forward this season. OPINION: I was shocked when I spotted what Anthony Elanga did when Forest scored PLAYER RATINGS: Antony and McTominay poor in Forest defeat It’s an impressive individual haul, though it misses the point.
Elanga has flourished at a club with far less pressure and scrutiny than he faced at United and his output is amplified by the failure of those at Old Trafford.