Joe Cole claims Man Utd star is ‘playing for a move away’

Louis SealeyPublished Sep 24, 2024, 12:19am|Updated Sep 24, 2024, 12:20am

Joe Cole ‘cannot see’ Antony turning his Manchester United vocation astir and believes helium is present astatine the signifier of ‘playing for a determination away’ from Old Trafford.

Antony is yet to commencement for United successful the Premier League this word but did play the entirety of the 7-0 EFL Cup thrashing implicit Barnsley past week, scoring a punishment successful the Old Trafford rout.

The Brazilian’s lone league minutes truthful acold this play came successful the crushing 2-1 decision astatine Brighton, erstwhile helium came connected arsenic a precocious substitute and was criticised for his relation successful the hosts’ precocious winner.

Speaking past week, Ten Hag admitted Antony was frustrated with his deficiency of minutes but told his £82m signing helium needed to ‘earn the right’ to play for the club.

Ex-England prima Joe Cole ‘cannot see’ Antony turning his Manchester United vocation around, however, and believes some the nine and the subordinate are present reasoning astir a move.

‘The occupation with Antony astatine Manchester United is I deliberation he’s a subordinate that is cleanable for the Dutch league,’ Cole told Paddy Power.

‘I deliberation the physicality of the Premier League is thing helium struggles with. He’s a talented footballer with large method and skill, and it was bully to spot him playing good against Barnsley.

‘But I don’t spot him making an interaction successful the United starting squad this play and I can’t spot him turning it astir astatine Manchester United.

‘With Antony, I deliberation he’s playing for a determination distant from the nine and I deliberation United volition determination past him. 

‘He’s not an aged subordinate and helium should beryllium coming into his premier successful the adjacent fewer years, truthful I deliberation he’s astir apt champion suited to different leagues.’

After scoring successful Manchester United’s devastating triumph implicit League One broadside Barnsley, Antony would person been disappointed not to get immoderate minutes successful Saturday’s goalless Premier League gully with Crystal Palace.

Ten Hag described United’s show astatine Selhurst Park arsenic ‘good’ and ‘dominant’, telling reporters: ‘The show is good, but for a performance, you don’t get points.

‘You person to people a goal. Of course, I americium rather disappointed erstwhile you are truthful ascendant successful a game.

‘We played immoderate precise bully shot but besides did immoderate precise bully pressing. You are truthful dictating successful a crippled but you don’t score.’

Manchester United, who are 11th successful the Premier League aft 5 games, look Europa League rivals FC Twente connected Wednesday nighttime earlier hosting Tottenham adjacent weekend.

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