Antony is a footballer who frequently sparks controversy. On the one hand, since joining this season, he has won four goal of the month accolades, scoring in key pivotal games.
But, he has a fault that some fans find annoying: He is reluctant to use his right foot.
At the half of United’s match with Brentford, Antony had a 93% pass accuracy and had played a key role in the team’s goal.
He held back unnoticed from the corner in the ideal position to return the cleared ball to the Ԁɑnger zone.
In order to break the tie, he chose Sabitzer, who headed the ball into Rashford’s path.
Despite having numerous further opportunities to score, Antony was unsuccessful, and both he and some fans became disappointed by this.
Although sofascore.com states that Antony only had four shots, the BBC claimed that he had taken six shots, none of which were successful.
After 86 minutes, the data indicated that he had attempted to dribble four times without success, won two ground duels out of seven, and turned the ball over 11 times.
He nevertheless completed two vital passes, including that crucial long ball into Sabitzer, and had an 86% pass completion rate.
United had 12 corners in the contest, and Antony was responsible for many of them. Ten Hag’s offensive style of play undoubtedly depends on his vigor and ambition.
United, who are now equal on points with Newcastle but trail on goal differential, come back into the Champions League spots as a result of the result.
The league match between United and Everton will be played at home on Saturday.
Marcus Rashford on target to lift Manchester United’s league form
Manchester United scored in the Premier League once more when Erik ten Hag dropped Wout Weghorst. There was no chance for that. United gained from having a forward in increasingly elite company in place of the goalless striker.
Marcus Rashford scored their first goal in the top level since February 19—45 days earlier—restoring them to the top four and avenging Brentford’s hammering of them in August.
He finds himself in better company than Weghorst in a tale of United attackers past and present. The Dutchman, who had been a regular starter in the starting 11 for the previous 19 games in which he was available, lost his perfect record but kept his 0 percent mark because he has never scored in the top division for his current club.
Weghorst has been an odd choice for United’s striker. Rashford would fit in with a big heritage more readily. He now shares the lead with Andy Cole after his 121st United goal. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, his previous manager, is on 126 and appears catchable by the end of the year, possibly even by the end of the month.
Rashford has scored 28 goals so far this season, which is impressive considering that 20 of them have come since the World Cup. Rashford’s total of 28 goals is also the joint most for United in a season since Alex Ferguson retired, tying Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Bruno Fernandes for the record. Rashford, however, had appeared poised to become the first player to turn 30 since Robin van Persie for some weeks. Wayne Rooney will then be aiming for his 34-year-old twin records.
He has produced a riddle for Ten Hag while demonstrating his prowess. Rashford has frequently served as both his best left winger and top striker option. This time, the problem was rectified by playing Weghorst through the middle; his belated exclusion was caused by his lackluster performance against Newcastle. It had seemed obstinate to keep the willing loanee around for so long, but the obvious choice ended up being the best one.
