Antony is more than a year into his Man United career and not yet close to justifying the £86million Erik ten Hag sanctioned for his signing.
Craven Cottage is a relatively docile stadium and so it was easy to hear the travelling Manchester United supporters on Saturday as they cheered the removal of Antony.
And so when the board went up on 63 minutes to show Antony's No.21 in red and Facundo Pellistri's No.28 in green, a chorus of cheers came from the away end. The hooked winger cut a frustrated figure on the substitutes bench and in all honesty, had little to smile about. “Of course he can make it, but you have to deserve it,” Ten Hag said of Pellistri after an exciting cameo in the 4-1 win over Real Betis in March. “You have to gather it by yourself. We will help him. The way of play, the culture, will help him.
Ten Hag is correct in demanding his players to perform straight away but the United manager is not heeding his own advice regarding Antony. Saturday's woeful hour-long performance was not a rare drop in form - it was, in fact, consistent with how he has been all season.
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