Erik ten Hag believes Antony can emulate Arjen Robben at Manchester United after he ended his Premier League goal drought.
04.04.2023 - 03:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
When Manchester United completed the signing of Christian Eriksen last July almost everyone pondered where he would fit into Erik ten Hag's plans.
United, at the time, were still hopeful of bringing Frenkie de Jong to Old Trafford as their statement signing in midfield, meaning he and Eriksen as a midfield pairing would have been too attack-minded, and there was no chance of Bruno Fernandes being axed from the No.10 position. Eriksen, of course, had a reputation for being one of the best attacking-midfielders in the business and was not expected to be tasked with taking on a new role in M16.
However, after being trialed as a false-nine and then as a defensive-midfielder in his first two United appearances, the Dane found comfort operating as a box-to-box midfielder, operating as a No.8, playing alongside fellow summer recruit Casemiro, who was identified, despite having a completely different profile, as an ideal alternative to De Jong.
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Although Ten Hag played a patient game with Casemiro, refusing to throw him straight into his new surroundings, it quickly became clear that he and Eriksen were going to be central to the way the Dutchman wanted his new-look team to play. Offering a blend of defensive robustness and creativity between them, it was the perfect partnership and all of United's midfield woes of the past had been buried.
However, their recent absences have exposed just how reliant United are on their partnership being available. Casemiro is currently halfway through a four-match suspension after picking up his second red card of the season against Southampton last month and almost everyone, quite rightly, was quick to point out how much he
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