New Manchester United ace Antony has already shown how he can create the perfect partnership on right wing

Manchester United enjoyed a crucial victory over league leaders Arsenal on Sunday following an Antony goal and Marcus Rashford brace.

Much was made about the impact of both managers’ substitutions in deciding the game with many plaudits going to Erik ten Hag for the changes he made while some, such as Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson, thought that Mikel Arteta made too many changes when the momentum was with the visitors.

New signing Antony enjoyed an impressive debut as he scored a brilliant goal, which is always perfect for a major signing to hit the ground running so early. But, it was the positions that were taken up and his movement off the ball that particularly caught the eye.

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The Brazilian showed great intelligence and game understanding in such a short space of time – something which will certainly provide Manchester United with a valuable option across their front line going forward.

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It was clear to see why Ten Hag was so keen to reunite with his former Ajax winger as time and time again he looked to pose a challenge to Oleksandr Zinchenko off the ball. He was regularly quicker to anticipate the next move and found himself on the goal side of the defender on several occasions.

Opposite side wingers attacking the back post has been a key component of Pep Guardiola’s attacking patterns, most notably was the number of goals Raheem Sterling managed from this type of movement. As the foundation of Ten Hag’s pattern of play begins to build, players will be able to link up more efficiently and in a few months' time we may well see Dalot or Malacia spot that back post run and pick it out for a simple finish.

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