MNU 2-1 BAR: Antony's Goal against Barcelona shows Man United can depend on him in big games

Manchester United are through the the next round of the UEFA Europa League after they overturned a goal deficit to beat Xavi Hernandez's Barcelona at Old Trafford.

Barcelona opened the scoring with a bit on luck on their side with Portugal international Bruno Fernandes penalised for a soft foul on Alex Balde who fell to the ground in the box, Robert Lewandowski coolly slotted the ball past De Gea in goal.

Before Fred made it 1-1 to equalise for the Manchester based outfit after getting a pass from Bruno Fernandes, Erik Ten Hag then tweaked his system a bit an brought on Antony, Alejandro Garnacho and Diogo Dalot to change the game in the hosts favour which they did.

Antony who was barely on the pitch for long put the home side in the lead for the first time, which eventually ended as the final goal of the match.

As a result of his goal tonight, the Samba winger has added Barcelona to the list of clubs he has scored against this campaign, back in 2022 he netted against Pep Guardiola's City and Mikel Arteta's Gunners on his debut.

it shows that Antony Dos Santos is a player the team can depend on in big games, the Match against Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup final is another match he could be eyeing to make a statement.

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