Disappointing last season, United thought of selling him but now Ten Hag praises his performance

Manchester United are shaping up to have one of the best seasons in recent years, the style of play we have seen from the manager in these two pre-season games has been very satisfying for all the fans who have enjoyed a total domination of the games by the team. 

We have also been able to observe the opportunities given to the young players, in this pre-season the coach has opted to let some first team players have a little more rest or to get into a rhythm after the holidays, for that reason Ten Hag has included players from the academy and during the second halves of both games he has given them the opportunity to show their skills. 

As a result, the coach has more options to choose from and this creates more competition within the squad, so players are working harder to keep a place in the first team; we have seen this demonstrated with the return of Brazilian Antony to the squad, the striker was unable to be present for the first game of the pre-season. 

However, for the match against Lyon, Ten Hag was able to have him available for the first half of the game, which he performed very well, being one of the best players in the first 45 minutes, although this is not a sample of what the Brazilian can do, it is just a small sample of what the coach is achieving with the players; a higher level of demand than the previous ones, which makes the players perform better. 

Antony's situation in the summer

The Brazilian striker had disappointed in his first season with Manchester United, which is why many fans are hoping that his second year will be better, as we all want to see the explosive player who was bought from Ajax for 95 million euros and who now has a big job to do to get the fans to trust him again.