Last summer, newly appointed Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag demanded the club bring in a new attacker. With the Dutchman quickly outlining his intentions to phase Cristiano Ronaldo out of the side, signing another forward was key. There were obvious reservations about Antony, not least the €100m price tag for a player who had only scored 25 league goals in his career, but the club backed Ten Hag and made the Brazilian the second most expensive signing in their history after Paul Pogba.
Antony made an immediate impact at Old Trafford. He scored on his debut, finding the back of the…
