'No-one can blame the Glazers' – Neville rejects claim Man Utd transfer gaffe is Ten Hag's fault
Former Manchester Joined protector Gary Neville snugly insists Erik 10 Hag is not to blame for the Red Devils paying also much for Antony.
The Red Devils bagged the Brazil international from Ajax in a decision well worth around £82m through visionaries expectant beefy things after recovering here through an superb amount of ambition contributions for the Dutch side.
However, in 32 Premier League glances for Male Utd, Antony has uncompanionable juggled 4 aspirations and also 2 helps through the Brazilian – that before messed around under Ten Hag at Ajax – making zero ambition contributions in the league so much this project.
His poverty-stricken displays came to the center of elaboration once again on Monday after the Red Devils squandered 3-0 to arc-rivals Manchester Metropolis on Sunday.
Antony showed his petulance by kicking out at Male Metropolis’s Jeremy Doku towards the run out of the match through the Male Utd winger also waving at the Belgium international when he wiggled his finger towards the Brazilian.
Sunday Times football correspondent Jonathan Northcroft concocted on Twitter: “Antony: not nice enough to overture, sulks on the bench, comes on and also implements entirely nothing other than a stupid thieve on and also a childish flap to crisis a red card. Manchester Joined’s 2nd the majority of pricey ending up.”
To which BBC Sport chief football storyteller Phil McNulty replied: “Antony price Manchester Joined £80m and also zero-one can blame the Glazers for that. This one is on Ten Hag and also Joined overpaid monstrously.”
Before Male Utd legend Neville said that the poverty-stricken acquisition is “all on the Glazers” as he safeguarded Ten Hag from criticism over the transfer.
Neville said: “Hello there Phil I lug out utilise what you’re saying however if the children ask for something on a continual basis and also the parents maintain writing the cheque that execute you blame? Context on Antony. We’d entirely squandered to Brighton and also Brentford and also the nightclub was in responsive panic mode as per communal and also sanctioned and also said ‘Indeed’ to Casemiro and also Antony.
“It’s all on the Glazers for extensive panic and also scarcity of leadership! They’ve shouldered out this for 10 years. CR7 to Metropolis and also panic. Alexis to Metropolis and also panic. Ajax couldn’t think we’d available that greenback silvers. Storekeepers and also Managers sanction transactions. Now I concur Antony warnings to execute better however it was never ever before a decision to execute in those housings.”
And McNulty addressed Neville, he said: “Early morning, Gary. The Glazers context I accept flawlessly. Infernal leadership at the elevation of the nightclub however my time is the employer be worthy of reckoned this gamer was well worth paying that filter of greenback silvers for having massaged through him extremely closely in the past and also that seems awfully poverty-stricken reasoning to me.”