Antony teases possible Manchester United debut against Arsenal
- Scott Allen
- 4 September 2022
A mysterious Tweet from Antony appears to be hinting that he could play a role in Manchester United's Premier League clash with Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.
The short video shows a clip of Man Utd fans at Old Trafford, the date of the game with both UK and Brazil time and the caption "New history".
The Brazilian winger joined Manchester United on deadline day after a £80million switch from Ajax, which paved the way for a reunion with his former manager Erik ten Hag.
United confirmed Antony will be added to squad against Arsenal but ten Hag kept his cards close to his chest on whether he would be involved in the match.
"We have to see. Today he did his first training, individual, and then we have two team sessions and we will see for Sunday," Ten Hag said after United's 1-0 win over Leicester.
Antony joins former Ajax team-mate Lisandro Martinez and ex-Feyenoord left-back Tyrell Malacia in moving from the Eredivisie, where standout players have not always gone on to shine in the Premier League.
"First the players who we signed are internationals for their countries," former Ajax boss Ten Hag said.
"They performed really well in the Champions League and thirdly looking at their individual skills they are capable of playing high-intensity football, the players we selected and recruited."
New history!! 🔴🏴@ManUtd @premierleague pic.twitter.com/Putc8ghAzP
— Antony Santos (@antony00) September 4, 2022
Martinez has made a promising first impression at United, winning their player of the month award for August.
The 24-year-old had been of interest to Sunday's opponents Arsenal and joined from Ajax for an initial fee of 57.37m euros (£48.3m), which could rise by a further 10m euros to around £56.7m.
"Yes, I wanted him, he's ball-playing but also you see his defending capabilities," Ten Hag said.
"His toughness, his positioning, his anticipation and togetherness.
"I know what he is able to do. This is a base. He is doing well but he has to do much better."
