MU has found a player responsible for scoring instead of Marcus Rashford, who is out of action due to injury. In the 2-0 win over the host Nottingham Forest, striker Antony was excellent in the role of leading the Red Devils attack.
The absence of striker Marcus Rashford has left MU almost in turmoil. Because the English striker has scored 28 goals and 10 assists for the Manchester team, before having to leave the field because of a groin injury. But fortunately, while the attack was having problems, MU had Antony in time to take the lead, replacing Rashford to shine to help the home team beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 last night.
On The City Ground, Antony became the “savior” of the Manchester team. He was the player who scored the goal to break the deadlock for the “Red Devils” in the 32nd minute. It was a back-kick that hit Nottingham Forest’s net, from striker Anthony Martial’s first attempt at kicking the ball to the goalkeeper. Keylor Navas of the home team brilliantly pushed the ball away.
It must be emphasized that, before shining at The City Ground, Antony is going through 14 consecutive matches without scoring a goal. At one time, he was criticized as a wrong buy, when MU had to pay Ajax 95 million euros to get the services of the Brazilian star in the summer transfer window of 2022. In total, after 38 shots in the past time, Antony has only scored 1 goal for “Red Devils”.
There is a feeling on the pitch of Nottingham Forest, Antony has “turned on Rashford mode”. He was one of the most aggressive players on the pitch of the Manchester team last night with 84 touches of the ball.
Statistics after the game show that the Brazilian striker launched a total of 7 shots towards the home team’s goal – the most active MU player in this match. Not only that, Antony also directly assisted for the home team to have the second goal in the 76th minute, with a slit to tore the Nottingham Forest’s defense for Diogo Dalot to finish.
Antony’s top form at The City Ground recalls his early days from Ajax to Old Trafford. At that time, this 23-year-old striker made a very strong impression. He consecutively scored against Arsenal (round 6), Man City (round 9) and Everton (round 10) before experiencing a long drought of winning matches before the match against Nottingham Forest.
Antony is a player with superb individual technique. However, he is only left-footed, and his right leg is almost disabled. Because of this weakness, MU’s striker worth nearly 100 million euros has suffered many words that are not in his ears, especially during the last “nothing” period. However, it was that “left hand” of Antony that helped bring the “Red Devils” victory over the host Nottingham Forest with 1 goal and 1 assist.
After the game, coach Ten Hag did not stop praising Antony. He said: “I know Antony can kick right foot. He just prefers to play with his left foot. Antony always reminds me of Arjen Robben before. He was also a left-footed player, but very excellent”. The words for Antony show how much the Dutch coach appreciates his beloved student and explains why even though he has not scored during the past time, he is still trusted by Mr. Ten Hag to launch the competition. fight often.
MU recently encountered a lot of problems with the force, especially on the attack. After losing striker Rashford to a groin injury, just before the match against Nottingham Forest, they lost another Marcel Sabitzer – the player who scored twice in the match against Sevilla in the Europa League on April 14. Therefore, Antony’s timely shine to bear the responsibility of scoring for MU is very good news for the fans of the Manchester team.
