Erik ten Hag’s side face a daunting trip to Anfield on Sunday (Picture: Getty)
Dwight Yorke has blasted Manchester United winger Antony and has told the inconsistent winger to ‘man up’ ahead of Sunday’s daunting trip to Anfield.
The Red Devils are licking their wounds following successive defeats against Bournemouth and Bayern Munich which have served to pile the pressure on the club’s beleaguered manager Erik ten Hag.
United travel to the home of their fiercest rivals knowing another heavy defeat could spell the end for the Dutchman who faces the unenviable task of picking a team capable of withstanding an inevitable Liverpool onslaught.
Ten Hag’s team crumbled and fell to an embarrassing 7-0 defeat at the same venue last season and there are fears United could suffer a similar embarrassing loss, especially given the mounting injury crisis that has now accounted for both Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw.
If United are to plunder anything from a venue at which they have scored just one goal in the last eight years, they will rely on a significantly better output from Antony.
The £85million winger has shown flashed of potential in the last few weeks but he is still without a goal so far this term and has registered just one assist.
‘Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but we need to be frank – Anthony just hasn’t been good enough,’ former United striker Yorke told InstantCasino.com. ‘It’s all well and good producing the occasional decent performance, but that shouldn’t be an acceptable benchmark at Man United.
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’I appreciate that every player needs time to settle in, but Antony is another player who needs to man up. He needs to blitz down that right-hand side, cut in, assist, and score goals – that’s what they paid £85 million for.
’We’re talking about a player as expensive as him finally becoming an OK player. The whole club is becoming an OK one, where they pat themselves on the back for being decent and having players who turn in acceptable performances.
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‘Man United had a good month where they scooped up all the monthly Premier League awards, but let’s not forget about the rest of the results – the ones against Galatasaray, Bournemouth, and Newcastle. It’s as if they don’t count.
’Man United can’t have this level of inconsistency. It’s acceptable to lose the odd game, but they can’t pat themselves on the back for attaining lukewarm results. It doesn’t work that way, and that attitude gets you nowhere.
’The discussion around Antony becoming an OK footballer is nonsense. He cost £85 million. He has to be better than that.’
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