It would be best for Antony to go back home - he is not good enough for Manchester United

Former Manchester United defender Paul Parker has urged Antony to cut short his disastrous spell at Old Trafford.

The 24-year-old joined United from Ajax in the summer of 2022 for a fee of £85million. However, he has failed to live up to expectations, scoring just 12 goals in 86 appearances to date.

This season, Antony has made just two appearances off the bench, and after showing glimpses of his potential in his early days at the club, he has become a rarer figure on the team sheet. The winger was linked with a move away from United in the summer, with clubs in Brazil and Spain reportedly making enquiries over his availability.

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Parker, meanwhile, believes Antony should leave English football behind entirely and suggested a return to Ajax could help him reignite his career. "It would be best for him to go back home, and his home is Ajax. That’s where he had a lot of success and where his name was made," Parker told Bonus Code Bets.

"I just don’t think he’s good enough. He hasn’t got the physicality, and it’s less to do with muscle and size and more to do with presence and strength comes from within, but he doesn’t play that way. He plays like someone with a small stature, rounded shoulders, and doesn’t stand up with belief in himself.

"For someone with a left foot, he’s got one of the worst left feet I’ve seen, and left-footers are normally always talented. They’re either really talented or they’ve got a rocket of a left foot, and he just lacks any strength in his left foot.

"He struggles with power. Technique he struggles with. It just