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Paul Scholes has backed divisive Manchester United winger Antony to be a ‘spacious player’ for the Crimson Devils over the subsequent few years.
Antony appeared to take a while to adapt to his recent surroundings following an £82m transfer from Ajax last summer season.
Several pundits have questioned whether the Brazilian has a lengthy-term future at Dilapidated Trafford, but Antony has locate a ‘numerous player’ just lately, according to Scholes.
The United story says Antony has ‘started to locate appreciate the player we all expected’ and believes he’ll emerge as a key member of Erik ten Hag’s squad for the subsequent couple of seasons at least.
‘It took some convincing from me, especially after the start of the season, but I contemplate since that Everton game at home [on April 8] he has become a numerous player,’ Scholes said on BT Sport before Manchester United’s Europa League defeat to Sevilla.
‘I felt he became a bit predictable, always coming in on his left foot and he necessary to add numerous dimensions to his game and I contemplate in the Everton game he did that.
‘He started to hasten in behind Ben Godfrey, he did it two or thrice and was clean via on goal but didn’t somewhat acquire the goal.
‘He started to beat of us on the exterior and now his self belief is there and he’s starting to locate appreciate the player we all expected.
‘He’s detached going to achieve his silly stuff but we don’t ideas that if he’s producing stuff appreciate this, producing goals and a pass for Dalot [against Forest].
‘He needs more of those goals, he needs to acquire himself in the box and he’ll rating a lot of goals in this team in the subsequent couple of years.
‘He’s 22 years of age, Brazilian lad, has arrive from a numerous nation. It was going to take him a bit of time to resolve in but now – ok, we’re coming to the discontinue of the season – but in the subsequent couple of years he may be a spacious player for this club.’
Antony played 90 minutes against Sevilla but was unable to forestall Manchester United from slipping to a 3-0 defeat and crashing out of the Europa League.
The Crimson Devils will locate to jump back on Sunday after they face in-form Brighton in the semi-finals of the FA Cup.
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