Erik ten Hag might have discovered the solution to unlock Antony at Manchester United

The roar that greeted Antony's debut goal for Manchester United against Arsenal is unlikely to be a noise that the Brazilian ever forgets.

But aside from seeing that low, accurate, curling effort go past Aaron Ramsdale in the Gunners goal, the 22-year-old's first three appearances in United colours have failed to attract too much excitement. Aside from producing the odd flick here and the odd trick there, he has, in some ways, gone unnoticed.

It was a similar tale against Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League on Thursday evening. He was overshadowed by Jadon Sancho on the opposite flank and, at times, it was easy to forget that he was on the pitch, just as it was against Real Sociedad seven days earlier.

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In his defence, however, he is a young footballer whose life, both on and off the pitch, has been transformed in just a few weeks. He needs time to adjust to his new surroundings and grow into his role, just as fellow Ajax recruit Lisandro Martinez did.

However, such is the size of the price tag United paid to sign Antony, he is going to be expected to deliver the goods regularly. United manager Erik ten Hag earmarked him as his first-choice right-wing target, meaning there is pressure on both of them to justify the eye-watering £85.1million fee that United forked out.

Had it not been for his debut goal against Arsenal, Antony's start to life at Old Trafford would be being viewed far more negatively than it currently is. That was his prizing moment, but he has not done much else in his first three appearances.

However, Thursday night's win over Sheriff provided further proof that United's players are becoming more aligned with Ten Hag's