Coach Erik Ten Hag admitted his favorite student Antony’s decline in his second season with Man Utd.

During the press conference before the key match against Tottenham this weekend, coach Ten Hag was asked about Antony’s situation, the Brazilian player has yet to score a goal or assist for MU this season.

Responding to this issue, the Dutch captain admitted that Antony is not performing as the team and fans expect, due to being affected by off-field issues.

“I think Antony’s first year at Man Utd was very good and so was this pre-season. His first four matches were all very good.”

However, off-field problems kept him from playing. From that moment and after his return, Antony did not deliver the performance that we and everyone expected.” Ten Hag shared on MUTV.

However, coach Ten Hag still believes that Antony is just having a little psychological problem and that he has no difficulty adapting to the Premier League. At the same time, the Dutch teacher also encouraged his students to quickly regain their form.

“Looking back at his time at Ajax, Antony’s performance and output on the field was top-notch, and remember he did it in the Champions League.

So I’m sure he has the ability to influence the outcome of the match with important passes, crosses, shots. Antony should return to the standards then. But of course in the Premier League it is more difficult but he has the ability to do it.

It’s just that off-field issues have definitely affected him. Antony needs to do better. We will support him as much as possible, but he must also try to improve.” Coach Ten Hag concluded.

According to The Athletic, MU scouts under Solskjaer once valued Antony at only £25 million. However, he landed at the club under Ten Hag for 85 million pounds.

The performance was not commensurate with the price, causing Antony to be considered the biggest flop at MU under the Ten Hag era. This season, the Brazilian player has not had a single goal or assist after 21 appearances in all competitions.