Performing a colorful and ineffective style of play, Antony also showed an unpleasant attitude towards his teammates after he lost the ball in the middle of the field. The Brazilian striker after the match also went to Mason Mount and goalkeeper Onana to complain about his teammates’ performance in the devastating 0-4 defeat. The loss to Palace means MU has conceded 81 goals in all competitions this season, the most in a season since 1976-77. The red half of Manchester have never finished a season with a negative goal difference since the 1989-90 Division One season, while they currently have a goal difference of -3.
Parameters of Antony vs Crystal Palace:
68% passing accuracy
1 shot
0 successful dribble
0 chance created
Sharing on SkySports, the Liverpool legend clearly expressed his discomfort with Antony: “Quickly get out of the field. Whispering criticism of your teammates, you are really bad. They could be talking about one of the players, or someone else or the coach. Just shut up and go in, you were beaten 4-0. Just complain and talk bad about your other teammates.”
Crystal Palace defeated MU, whose weaknesses in defense were once again exposed. The Red Devils were also not very effective in attack when Antony had another poor performance, adding more highlights to his “nightmare” career in the Premier League. In his second season at Old Trafford, Antony only had 1 goal & 1 assist – a number not worth what MU had to spend to bring this player back from Ajax. MU legend Gary Neville has long said that this contract is a big failure for the transfer team.
According to news from GlobolSport, Antony called coach Ten Hag “bald egghead” in an internal chat group. A teammate later shared that message and Antony was at risk of being suspended for the rest of the season. This is not the first time MU has been rumored about players having an anti-coach attitude, after the dramas of Jadon Sancho or Marcus Rashford.