Everton loanee Neal Maupay has delivered his verdict on what Antony did after Manchester United beat Coventry City in the semi-final of the FA Cup on Sunday.
The Red Devils went into the game at Wembley as the favourites and even went 3-0 up.
It looked like a win was a formality at that point, but Erik ten Hag and his players were shocked by what transpired from the 71st minute onwards.
Coventry City, who were 3-0 down, scored two goals in the space of eight minutes through Ellis Simms and Callum O’Hare. Haji Wright then levelled the game in the fifth minute of stoppage time in what was a truly remarkable comeback.
The Championship side won everyone’s hearts with their performance and many still feel they deserved to win the game in extra-time.
However, Manchester United won it on penalties, and what Antony did right after has angered many people.
The Brazilian, at the time, was expected to become a star at Manchester United, and his goal against Arsenal at Old Trafford put him in a really good place among the fan base.
However, Antony has had a terrible time at Manchester United since. He has shown flashes of his quality, but he just hasn’t done enough to live up to his price tag.
What has now infuriated fans even more is his antics after Manchester United beat Coventry City on penalties at Wembley on Sunday.
After Rasmus Hojlund buried his spot-kick, Antony could be seen cupping his ears in the direction of Coventry City’s players.
That has been described as embarrassing by many in the football community, and Neal Maupay has now had his say on the incident.
The Frenchman, who is on loan at Brentford from Everton, loves to get under his opponents’ skin by doing things that make people furious.
However, after watching Antony’s celebrations, Maupay has claimed that even he would never do such a thing on a football pitch.
He tweeted today: “Just for the record, not even I would do this.”
Rio Ferdinand is a Manchester United legend, and if he was on the pitch on Sunday, he would be embarrassed.
We all know about the magic of the FA Cup, but it’s completely unacceptable for a club like Manchester United to squander a 3-0 lead with 20 minutes to go.
What was even more unacceptable was Antony’s antics in the direction of Coventry City’s players at the end of the game.
Ferdinand tweeted a day after the semi-final: “Antony yesterday…. Embarrassing! That don’t happen here man!”
The Englishman then went on to claim that he would be ’embarrassed’ if one of the senior players at the club didn’t give Antony a talking-to after his actions at Wembley.
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