Man Utd legend urges former club to offload £86m flop Antony in January window

At £86m, Brazilian winger Antony is the 2nd astir costly signing successful Man Utd history, but ex-Old Trafford prima Lee Sharpe has urged the nine to chopped their losses connected him

Former Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe has urged his aged nine to get escaped of £86million flop Antony successful the January transportation window.

Antony, the 2nd astir costly signing successful United's history, has been a large let-down since joining from Ajax successful the summertime of 2022.

The winger has yet to commencement a Premier League crippled this play and has managed conscionable 12 goals and 5 assists successful 87 games for United.

Against that disappointing backdrop, ex-United prima Sharpe, who won 2 Premier League titles astatine Old Trafford, has told his erstwhile nine to offload the Brazilian astatine the earliest opportunity.

“Antony’s been precise disappointing for Manchester United since time one,” said Sharpe. “We’ve seen flashes of his ability, but thing ever accordant to what helium was showing astatine Ajax. When you see the enactment that Ruben Amorim volition beryllium playing, I deliberation helium volition conflict to get a game.

“For me, if United tin get a fractional decent terms successful January and get him disconnected the wage bill, that would let Amorim to bargain 1 oregon 2 different players that would suit the strategy well.”

Sharpe besides suggested United winger Amad’s awesome show astatine close wing-back successful Sunday's 1-1 gully astatine Ipswich makes adjacent easier the determination to get escaped of Antony.

“Amad was precise bully against Ipswich successful that close wing-back position,” said Sharpe. “There were evidently immoderate question marks astir whether he’d beryllium bully capable defensively, but he’s astir apt 1 of the much concern players retired of the 4 wingers Manchester United person astatine their disposal.

“He understands the crippled good and I don’t deliberation he’s ever fto anybody down whenever he’s been successful the team. He precise seldom gives the shot distant and he’s precise almighty for his size – we saw his gait erstwhile helium was going past players.

“He’s got the vigor but he’s besides got the intellect, truthful I deliberation helium tin beryllium a spot of a astonishment bundle successful that presumption for United.”

Sharpe besides praised United No.1 Andre Onana for his awesome signifier this play and hailed the Cameroon goalkeeper arsenic the standout goalkeeper successful the Premier League.

“Onana’s been phenomenal this play and astir apt the standout goalkeeper successful the Premier League truthful far,” said Sharpe.

“He had a truly mediocre play past twelvemonth and made immoderate precise amateurish mistakes – immoderate of those errors were virtually schoolboy mistakes – truthful for him to travel backmost is truly bully to see.

“He says helium likes the work arsenic a goalkeeper and he’s travel connected leaps and bounds successful a fewer months. I deliberation a batch of players tin larn from the intelligence spot helium has, due to the fact that helium looks a wholly antithetic subordinate to what helium was past season.”

*Lee Sharpe was speaking to TG Casino. The afloat interrogation tin beryllium seen present
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