Ruben Amorim confirms new plan for Antony after Man Utd transfer stance comes to light

Manchester United could cut their losses on £82million signing Antony in January but he’ll have time to impress new manager Ruben Amorim by playing in a new position

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Ruben Amorim confirms new plan for Antony after Man Utd transfer stance comes to light
Manchester United could cut their losses on £82million signing Antony in January but he’ll have time to impress new manager Ruben Amorim by playing in a new position
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 28: Antony of Manchester United during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD5 match between Manchester United and FK Bodo/Glimt at Old Trafford on November 28, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
Antony’s future remains uncertain (Image: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)
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ByNathan RidleySenior Sports Reporter
21:39, 29 Nov 2024Updated22:12, 29 Nov 2024
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Antony is in the last chance saloon at Manchester United, with boss Ruben Amorim set to play the £82million signing at wing-back ahead of a decisive January transfer window.

Having endured a increasingly difficult two-and-a-half years at Old Trafford, Antony started new manager Amorim’s first home game in charge. United claimed a nervy 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League, having fallen behind to the Norwegian champions.The Red Devils lined up in Amorim’s preferred 3-4-3 formation, with Antony and Tyrell Malacia employed as the two wing-backs. It was a new role for the former Ajax winger, who’s reportedly been made available for transfer in January.

But Amorim was seemingly impressed by his performance and in good news for Antony, he’ll still get to act as a winger in different phases of the game. Discussing the 24-year-old’s display alongside that of substitute Amad, the United boss explained: “Today, Amad and Antony, they acted like a winger, and they stay open.What I want is a good one against one, to open the field, to play, to close the field when we lose the ball. And it is the same in every team. I think the structure is more fluid than you guys think with the three defenders.”

Amorim, who was successful using a 3-4-3 formation at Sporting Lisbon, added: “Today, we finished today without any centre-backs, so it was Casemiro, [Noussair] Mazraoui and Luke Shaw. I think it is more the characteristics of the players and not the real positions of the players.Today, if I ask you guys what system I use, you saw more 4-4-2 [when we were] defending, I think? You agree? Then we put two wide players like the other 20 teams in the league. You have to change the characteristics.”