Marcus Rashford has already made it perfectly clear of his desire to stay and fight for Manchester United amid fresh rumours of a summer exit.
24.02.2024 - 05:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag insists Manchester United can rely on Antony amid his probable return to the starting XI.
Antony has not started a Premier League game this calendar year but is set for a recall due to the muscular injury that is expected to sideline Rasmus Hojlund for between two to three weeks.
Ten Hag has not used the £86.3million Antony in the last two matches and he was introduced in the 88th minute of the 3-0 win against West Ham three weeks ago. The last time Antony had meaningful minutes was when he emerged at Wolves, where his dawdling on the ball sparked the breakaway that Pedro Neto equalised from in the 95th minute.
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United have a thin attack after the ostracised Jadon Sancho and underused Facundo Pellistri were allowed to leave on loan last month. Ten Hag has promoted academy winger Omari Forson to first-team training and the 19-year-old made his debut in the FA Cup third round against Wigan Athletic last month.
Ten Hag also suggested it was not a foregone conclusion Marcus Rashford would move inside to occupy the centre-forward role. Rashford started the season there when Hojlund was recovering from a fracture to his back but only lasted two games.
"Ah yes, absolutely (we can rely on him)," Ten Hag said of Antony. "He has to prove a point, but he will do. And he has a big potential, he hasn’t shown it lately, but I know what his talent is. It is about proving his talent. It is about him. He will probably get his opportunities.
"But that was always the idea, you have competition. Now he has to show himself on the training pitch, but also others. We have
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