Antony is saving Manchester United from £200m transfer embarrassment after potential mistakes

"Anyone remember when wingers used to help their full-backs," Paul Scholes wrote on Instagram after the Manchester derby defeat, with a picture of David Beckham and Ryan Giggs embracing in collared Manchester United shirts in the background.

The post seemed to be criticism of Antony and Jadon Sancho, who both failed to provide any defensive protection against Manchester City at the Etihad. That was confirmed after the Omonia Nicosia fixture in the Europa League last week when Scholes, using his platform as a pundit for BT Sport, labelled Antony a "one-trick pony" and doubled down on his criticism of Sancho.

Antony scored against Everton on Sunday night, his third goal in three Premier League appearances for the club, and Scholes picked up his iPhone again. "Whoops," he wrote on Instagram, after being reminded that he branded Antony a one-trick pony.

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Erik ten Hag will not mind whether Antony is a 'one-trick pony' or not if he continues to score goals at his current rate for a side that has few goalscorers. Antony has scored against Arsenal, City and Everton, and he became the first United player to score in his first three Premier League appearances with his strike at Goodison Park, which led him to claim he "was living the dream" in Manchester.

Antony's performance against Everton was his best since joining the club. Although he has scored in each of his Premier League appearances, he was average against Arsenal and his flawed display against City left Diogo Dalot vulnerable, as Scholes suggested. His performance was rounded against Everton in comparison and it was the display that Ten Hag wanted to see.

"I was quite sure he [Antony] could have an