Man Utd flop Antony reacts to MVP performance on Real Betis debut

Manchester United flop Antony started his indebtedness spell astatine Real Betis impressively, winning the MVP grant for his show successful the 2-2 gully with Athletic Bilbao.

The Brazil planetary has moved to the La Liga broadside for the remainder of the play aft an underwhelming two-and-a-half seasons astatine Old Trafford.

The 24-year-old joined the Red Devils successful the summer of 2022 from Ajax for an archetypal £82m and, contempt a reasonably agleam start, ne'er came adjacent to justifying that terms tag.

The winger made 96 appearances for Manchester United successful each competitions, scoring 12 goals, but was retired of contention nether Ruben Amorim and took the accidental to determination connected indebtedness to Real Betis successful January.

Things person begun good for him successful Spain arsenic helium started the La Liga crippled against Athletic Bilbao and rapidly registered an assistance arsenic his saved changeable was prodded location by Isco.

There was immoderate disappointment for the location broadside arsenic they doubly took the pb and were doubly pegged back, with the crippled finishing 2-2.

However, it was a palmy commencement for Antony who was named Player of the Match by being handed the La Liga MVP award.

Posting connected Instagram, Antony wrote: ‘Let’s spell for more! Happy to beryllium elected MVP!!!’

Real Betis brag Manuel Pellegrini spoke precise positively astir his caller signing aft the match, though offered him immoderate proposal connected not over-playing.

‘Well, I deliberation it was a precise affirmative debut,’ said the erstwhile Manchester City manager. ‘He’s a prime player.

‘I was talking to him conscionable earlier the game. I deliberation a bully subordinate doesn’t person to beryllium perpetually showing disconnected his skills with the ball. He has to play a bully game, marque fewer mistakes and bash 2 oregon 3 important things: a goal, a bully pass, a bully cross.

‘I deliberation helium was precise progressive today, particularly with the 2nd goal. He had conscionable arrived a mates of days earlier and I deliberation he’s going to lend a batch to us.’

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