Paul Scholes may need to rethink his verdict on Antony after Manchester United’s £85 million signing scored in the 2-1 win over Everton on Sunday.Manchester United news, exclusives and analysisLast week, Scholes described Antony as a ‘one-trick pony’ following the Brazilian’s subdued display in United’s 3-2 victory over Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League.‘Sancho never really runs in behind,’ Scholes said. ‘He needs a fast left-back really or a centre forward to link up with and he hasn’t really got that at the moment.‘Antony on the other side as well, he doesn’t run in behind.
He seems to be a bit of a one-trick pony.‘He’s always cutting inside and either passing back to the full-back or having a shot.
You’re thinking he needs to develop a little bit. It’s still early days for him, we know that.’But after scoring United’s equaliser against Everton, Antony appeared to send a message to Scholes and his critics by putting his finger up towards his mouth.After being sent a picture of Antony’s celebration on Instagram, Scholes then shared it to his followers along with the caption: ‘whoops!’Speaking after United’s win at Goodison Park, Erik ten Hag described Antony’s performance as the best since he arrived from Ajax.‘I was quite [confident] that he could straight away have an impact, and in the first games he has had his good moments, he had his bad moments, but I think today he played his best game so far,’ said Ten Hag.Gareth Southgate reacts to England's 'tough' Euro 2024 qualification draw'Beyond disrespectful' — Openly gay footballer Josh Cavallo slams Iker Casillas and PuyolPierre-Emerick Aubameyang hits out at Mikel Arteta's management at Arsenal“Now you see his running behind, and that is what I expect from him.