Manchester United dud Antony labelled ‘magic’ by new teammate on loan move

Antony whitethorn not person been a deed astatine Manchester United but has already been labelled ‘magic’ by a caller teammate astatine Real Betis.

The Brazilian completed a indebtedness determination to the Spanish broadside successful January, hoping to get his vocation backmost connected way aft a hard clip astatine Old Trafford.

That program got disconnected to a bully commencement arsenic he was named MVP successful his La Liga debut, providing an assistance successful the 2-2 gully with Athletic Bilbao.

Betis defender Romain Perraud was surely impressed and is afloat of praise for the however the winger has rapidly settled in.

‘Antony is simply a precise bully teammate,’ said Perraud. ‘He played a large debut – helium provides a precise important enactment for us. He has magic.’

The Brazil planetary sounds precise affirmative astir his short-term power to Betis, telling LALIGA TV aft his debut: ‘Very blessed and pleased with the archetypal game. The fans were incredible. A small bittersweet astir the draw.

‘I felt truly bully and excited. I was waiting each week for this match. It’s important to maine that the squad is doing well.

‘The manager told maine to enactment calm. He’s a large coach. Concentration connected acceptable pieces is important. We person to amended this.’

Real Betis are managed by Manuel Pellegrini, with the seasoned brag impressed by his caller signing’s start.

‘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.’

It has been thing of a love-in since Antony near Manchester, with the winger telling a property league connected Wednesday: ‘When Betis appeared I felt a certainty successful my bosom that I had to travel present to execute large things.’

He volition beryllium hoping to impressment again astatine Celta Vigo successful La Liga connected Saturday afternoon.

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