Antony can prove vs Man City that Erik ten Hag was right to take £85m Manchester United gamble

Antony couldn’t have got off to a better start at Manchester United. The winger’s dreams from the night before became reality when he fired home on 35 minutes in the 3-1 win over Arsenal.

He had only officially become a United player three days prior but that’s all he needed to introduce himself to the Premier League. The Brazilian became the club’s second-most expensive signing in their history when he arrived for £85m.

He clearly didn’t feel the pressure of the fee against Arsenal, demonstrating the kind of character he has. His confidence will have been sky high afterwards although may have since been tempered by blanks against Real Sociedad and Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League.

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The winger has not had the opportunity to fully build on his epic start due to United’s postponed fixtures with the club not playing in the league since the win over the Gunners almost a month ago. Sunday thrusts another stern but very different test in the face of Antony.

The 22-year-old has explained how Casemiro is helping him settle into life in Manchester while Diogo Dalot has detailed how their mutual language of Portuguese has helped him aid Antony during matches.

All that said, Antony still has some breathing space regarding his bedding-in period, should he need more time. However, he can show onlookers that his goal against Arsenal was no flash in the pan.

The attacker recorded 12 goals and 10 assists for Ajax last year and United will hope for similar figures again. He can prove that Ten Hag was right to splash the cash by putting in a showing against the champions.

City are arguably the best team in Europe, if not the whole planet, right now and