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Former footballer and now pundit Joe Cole has delivered a scathing evaluation of Antony following Manchester United’s irritating 2-1 loss to Brighton and Hove Albion yesterday.
Since coming to Man United in 2022, Antony’s profession at Previous Trafford has been largely disappointing. Whereas he received off to a vibrant begin by scoring on his debut, the Brazilian has managed simply 11 targets and 5 assists in 83 appearances for the membership. (Transfermarkt)
In reality, it was earlier than United’s FA Neighborhood Defend match that Antony admitted that final season didn’t go as deliberate for him, vowing to enhance throughout the present marketing campaign.
Nonetheless, some onlookers have already run out of persistence for the previous Ajax winger who has thus far didn’t dwell as much as his £86 million price ticket.
Whereas performing his punditry duties for TNT Sports activities, Cole delivered his uncooked evaluation on Antony, blaming him for United’s slim loss to Brighton.
“Manchester United introduced on Antony who in all due respect, in all probability isn’t pleased to simply play 10 or quarter-hour,” Cole defined. “He’s an £80m participant.”
He then concluded: “You’re bringing him on and in that essential second when there’s a ball to be received, a physique must be placed on the road on your crew and on your membership, he didn’t do it and it price his crew. That’s the distinction.”
In reality, Cole even speculated that Antony’s days at United are numbered. “He in all probability needs out the door at United they usually in all probability need him out as effectively.”
Earlier within the switch window, Antony was the topic of an array of switch rumours.
Throughout United’s pre-season tour of the US, the Brazilian was linked with a transfer to Turkish facet Besiktas.
There was additionally the declare that FC Barcelona rejected a swap deal involving Antony and Frenkie de Jong, which might see the latter be part of United.
Whereas Al Nassr reportedly made Antony a high goal, no developments have since been made.
With Amad Diallo in scintillating kind, Alejandro Garnacho displaying his value, and Marcus Rashford nonetheless a fixture within the beginning 11, it seems as if there’s little room for Antony in Erik ten Hag’s crew. Maybe it’s time for United to dump the winger and liberate their wage invoice.
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