Erik Ten Hag revealed the reason of Antony's poor numbers at Manchester United

Manchester United’s coach Erik Ten Hag surprised the media and the fans by giving a new shocking message on one of his player’s performances and fitness in the last few hours during the club’s press conference ahead of the Red Devils’ game against Tottenham in Old Trafford on the twenty-first day of the 2023/2024 Premier League season.

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The Dutchman, who was asked by the current fitness of Antony dos Santos, didn’t hesitate on revealing some of the reasons why he thinks the Brazilian winger hasn’t been able to reach at Manchester United the level he showed at Ajax, where both met in a sensational season previous to the signing of Antony for the Red Devils.

In fact, the arrival of the Brazilian, which was a special request made by the Dutchman, forced Manchester United to pay €95 million to the Dutch side in 2022, which would have annoyed the fans of the Red Devils regarding the poor performances he’s delivered at the club since then, having only scored eight goals and given three assists in 65 appearances with the Mancunian institution.

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Ten Hag pointed the main reason why Antony struggles this season

In this sense, when asked about the player’s evolution at the club, Erik Ten Hag admitted that he is sure of the player’s capacity to bring key actions, key passes, key crosses and finishes to the club. “I think it’s very simple. I think his off-field issues stop him playing,” the United manager said, and he added “from the moment off, he was out and then he came back, he didn’t deliver the performance we should expect from him and he can do so much better".