Antony and Anthony Martial: Can Man Utd’s part-time duo fill Marcus Rashford’s boots?
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Ten Hag finds it easy to praise Martial’s performances when he is actually available. But if Martial was an issue he inherited, Antony – or, as Ten Hag tends to call him, Antony dos Santos – is one he created. “Of course we expect from front-line players they are not only a threat but also they have effect in the final third and he has to work on that,” said Ten Hag. He signed Antony from his former club Ajax and criticism of the winger can feel more personal; without Ten Hag’s endorsement, he would not have become the second most expensive player in United’s history.