Erik ten Hag is happy with Antonyโs development at Manchester United.
The โฌ100 million winger was Unitedโs marquee signing this summer and carried a ton of expectations.
Antonyโs opening goal against Arsenal immediately relieved the pressure off his shoulders, and he was able to play with more freedom.
The Brazilian has scored thrice in his first three games, becoming the first United player in history to do so.
Antony becomes the first Manchester United player in history to score in his first 3 Premier League appearances. ๐๐ง๐ท pic.twitter.com/hy3sJ5IGoQ
โ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ (@TheEuropeanLad) October 9, 2022
Ten Hag was pleased with his performance against Everton but promised he could do even better.
He stated:
โHe [Antony] can go both ways, you have to work on that point, and we already did in Amsterdam with him working on that.โ
โHe can cross with his right foot. He is a young player we have to develop, but he has to develop himself.โ
โWe have to expect more from him. He needs challenges; thatโs why he came to the Premier League. He gets it here.โ
โHe wants to play with the best players, the highest stress factors against the best players. From there on, he will step up.โ
โThatโs what you see: first weeks, he scored goals, he did good stuff, but also, I saw a lot of room for improvement in his game.โ
โWhat I was happy with the goal he made now was out of the moment of getting in behind.โ
โHe has to do that more, to use his space. He has a good dribble, but he needs more variation.โ
โIn the first game, he was not always that good defending-wise, but he was really disciplined. Good positioning, anticipation, quite an impact on the team.โ
Asked Ten Hag if Antony can go outside (as well as in): “He can go both ways, you have to work on that point + we already did in Amsterdam with him, working on that. He can cross with his right foot. He is a young player we have to develop but he has to develop himself.” #MUFC
โ Laurie Whitwell (@lauriewhitwell) October 10, 2022
Ten Hag on Antony: “He has to do that more, to use his space. He has a good dribble, but he needs more variation. In the first game, he was not always that good defending-wise but today he was really disciplined. Good positioning, anticipation, quite an impact on team.” #MUFC
โ Laurie Whitwell (@lauriewhitwell) October 10, 2022
