Erik ten Hag has fired a warning to out of favour Manchester United star Antony forward of Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup tie in opposition to Barnsley at Previous Trafford.
United returned to successful methods on Saturday as they beat Southampton 3-0 at St Mary’s they usually start their quest to land the primary silverware of the season in opposition to the League One outfit.
Brazilian winger Antony hasn’t had the most effective begin to the marketing campaign and he’s featured simply as soon as, as an 89th minute substitute within the defeat to Brighton and will likely be hoping for a possibility within the cup.
Ten Hag sends message to Antony
Ten Hag has most well-liked utilizing Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo within the extensive areas over the Brazil worldwide, however the recreation in opposition to Barnsley provides the 24-year-old an opportunity to get his first begin of the season.
Nevertheless, talking forward of the sport Ten Hag had a stern warning for the winger and stated he must earn the precise to play and present the precise perspective.
“Tomorrow you will notice what the line-up will likely be,” he informed reporters.
“Now we have coaching each day and the gamers must earn the precise to play. When gamers do the precise factor in coaching and the perspective is sweet, and once they present efficiency in coaching then they are going to earn the precise to play.”
It’s truthful to say since Antony arrived from Ajax for round £86m in 2022 he hasn’t lived as much as expectations and has didn’t make an influence at Previous Trafford.
In reality the previous Ajax man scored simply three targets in 38 appearances in all competitions final season, two of which had been in opposition to League Two Newport within the FA Cup.
It looks like chances are high going to be few and much between for Antony this season and when handed them he actually must profit from them because it’s not clear when he’ll subsequent get a possibility.
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