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'I saw him' - Erik ten Hag speaks out on Antony form after Manchester United criticism
06.04.2024 - 12:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag has hailed Antony's performance in Thursday's Premier League defeat to Chelsea but challenged the winger to produce similar performances more regularly for Manchester United.
And the Old Trafford boss insisted he is happy with the brand of football his side are playing despite being well adrift of qualification for next season's Champions League. The 24-year-old Brazilian notched his first Premier League assist of the season in midweek as United fought from two goals down to take a 3-2 lead at Stamford Bridge as Alejandro Garnacho converted his inviting outside-of-the-boot cross.
However, Ten Hag's side were unable to hold on to a valuable three points in West London for the second consecutive game as Cole Palmer's late double consigned the Reds to a gut-wrenching 4-3 defeat. Antony has struggled for form since moving to Old Trafford in a £86m deal from Ajax in 2022 and was handed just his 12th Premier League start of the season on Thursday, with Marcus Rashford named on the substitutes' bench.
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But despite the defeat, which leaves United 11 points behind Aston Villa in fourth, Ten Hag said he was pleased to see the Brazil international replicate the form that convinced Old Trafford chiefs to make him the club's second most expensive signing of all time less than two years ago.
"I know he is capable it [of playing like he did vs Chelsea]," Ten Hag told MUTV. "I've seen it so often when I was manager at Ajax but we haven't since this [at United].
"Maybe in the start, we have seen glimpses in the first three games where he
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