Cristiano Ronaldo Paul Pogba Manchester Brazil Arsenal curling Cristiano Ronaldo Paul Pogba Manchester Brazil

Three Antony moments vs Omonia showed why Ten Hag bought him for Manchester United

manchestereveningnews.co.uk

In his first month at Manchester United, Antony has shown what he can do against the top teams in the Premier League. A debut goal against Arsenal followed by a thunderbolt consolation against Manchester City outlined why the Brazilian cost £85m.

The 22-year-old has started all five of his appearances for United and will surely begin a sixth against Everton on Sunday. Antony has quickly endeared himself to United fans and against Omonia showed he can put in a shift when the tide is against him.

The visitors had turned the game on its head to lead 2-1 by the time he made way for Fred. READ MORE: Antony plans two major changes after moving into Paul Pogba's former home Although he didn’t find the net on this occasion, he showed his temperament in three moments in Thursday's Europa League tie. Communication with Dalot Antony and Dalot communicated frequently throughout the game to form a strong bond on the right flank.

Dalot was asked by Erik ten Hag to push on when he could, often underlapping the Brazilian. However, this wasn’t always the case.

Related News
Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer believes Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag made the decision to leave Cristiano Ronaldo out of his starting line-up against Tottenham Hotspur because of his troubles in pressing.
Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has criticised Reds manager Erik ten Hag for dropping Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench for the clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night.
Erik ten Hag has explained why Cristiano Ronaldo has been named on the bench for Manchester United's match against Tottenham.
Watching on from the sidelines at Old Trafford on Sunday, Erik ten Hag will have become acutely aware of exactly what is needed at Manchester United.
Erik ten Hag is learning more about his Manchester United squad as the weeks unravel and he has got a number of selection decisions to make for his next game.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.