Gary Neville urges Manchester United to persevere with player Antony's future hell
Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Antony celebrates after scoring.
Football pundit Gary Neville has urged Manchester United to move on with Antony as he believes the Brazilian will become a 'hell player'.
After not scoring a goal since October, Antony scored the opening goal against Nottingham Forest. He scored the second as United overcame their final opponents at City Ground, Nottingham. The Brazil international has also scored important goals in other competitions, including a draw with Barcelona in a Europa League qualifier.
Antony of Manchester United celebrates with teammates Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho after scoring his first goal for the team in the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United at the City Ground on April 16, 2023 in Nottingham, Older brother.
Here's what Neville asked about the winger and his prospects as a player (h/t Sky Sports):
“He can seem resentful at times, but with someone like him, you just have to be patient with him.
"Obviously they paid a lot of money, so they will. If he can achieve consistency in his game and his decision-making in the last third of the game can be tweaked a bit more, he's going to be a great player.
"In the first half he was annoying, but in the second half he scored, he provided an assist, he had a couple of shots that went wide of the post. He was dangerous and always wanted the ball. .
Neville was right about what he said, except that Antony's first goal of the game came in the first half when a blocked Anthony Martial shot fell perfectly en route to close range.
Eight goals and two assists in 35 appearances in all competitions is not a huge number for a player who costs nearly £86 million.
But the Brazilian is still a youngster (23) with plenty of time to pay back the money United have invested in him.
The fact that he was signed after the season started means he has no pre-season with this team under Erik ten Hag. When that happens after this season, he can be more precise with his game and start hitting better numbers with those tricks and movies.
If we take a quick look at the game, Antony's goal and assist gave the team an easy win and a six-point lead in the race for the top four. With Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur losing, this result leaves United in a difficult position to finish third in the table.
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