Antony equals Man United record in his second Real Betis game with classy goal
Antony appears to have put his Manchester United struggles behind him as he got off the mark for Real Betis. The Brazilian completed a January loan move to the LaLiga outfit and will spend the rest of the 2024/25 season in Seville. Antony scored his first goal for Betis on SaturdayGetty His switch comes after a disappointing two-and-a-half seasons with United since making his £81.3million from Ajax in 2022. Antony has just 17 goal contributions in 96 appearances for the club so far but appears to be enjoying life in Spain. The winger made his second appearance for Betis on Saturday during their away trip to Celta Vigo and opened the scoring. He found the ball in the middle of the box, took a second to gain his composure before neatly curling it into the bottom corner. Antony’s goal was his first for his new club and has already seen him match his tally at United this season. The 24-year-old has netted just once for his parent club in 17 outings as he scored in their 7-0 thrashing of Barnsley in the Carabao Cup. Speaking after his move from United to Betis, Antony revealed he is working on fulfilling his full potential during the rest of the season. “I had other offers, but when Betis appeared I felt a certainty in my heart that made me stay calm,” he told Spanish outlet Diario AS. “I am happy here and I want to achieve many goals.” He added: “I want to find my best version and the first step is to be happy. Everything here is incredible, my family and I are happy. Antony found the bottom corner with a well-taken strike@PremSportsTV X He netted just ten minutes into his second outing for Betis@PremSportsTV X The goal has also equalled his season tally for UnitedGetty “Now it is time to work to be in my best version and help the club in everything.” Antony was also asked about the possibility of staying at Betis even longer, but said: “If I have to stay longer, I would have to talk to the president and everything. “And for now I want to play and score goals and give assists. I have to help the team, later we can talk about that.” Betis boss Manuel Pellegrini hailed Antony as a ‘quality player’ after a man of the match performance on his debut last week. They are seventh in LaLiga but in contention for UEFA Conference League success as they have reached the knockout round play-offs and will face Gent. View Tweet: https://t.co/D8XeAlPSvc
Antony appears to have put his Manchester United struggles behind him as he got off the mark for Real Betis.
The Brazilian completed a January loan move to the LaLiga outfit and will spend the rest of the 2024/25 season in Seville.
His switch comes after a disappointing two-and-a-half seasons with United since making his £81.3million from Ajax in 2022.
Antony has just 17 goal contributions in 96 appearances for the club so far but appears to be enjoying life in Spain.
The winger made his second appearance for Betis on Saturday during their away trip to Celta Vigo and opened the scoring.
He found the ball in the middle of the box, took a second to gain his composure before neatly curling it into the bottom corner.
Antony’s goal was his first for his new club and has already seen him match his tally at United this season.
The 24-year-old has netted just once for his parent club in 17 outings as he scored in their 7-0 thrashing of Barnsley in the Carabao Cup.
Speaking after his move from United to Betis, Antony revealed he is working on fulfilling his full potential during the rest of the season.
“I had other offers, but when Betis appeared I felt a certainty in my heart that made me stay calm,” he told Spanish outlet Diario AS.
“I am happy here and I want to achieve many goals.”
He added: “I want to find my best version and the first step is to be happy. Everything here is incredible, my family and I are happy.
“Now it is time to work to be in my best version and help the club in everything.”
Antony was also asked about the possibility of staying at Betis even longer, but said: “If I have to stay longer, I would have to talk to the president and everything.
“And for now I want to play and score goals and give assists. I have to help the team, later we can talk about that.”
Betis boss Manuel Pellegrini hailed Antony as a ‘quality player’ after a man of the match performance on his debut last week.
They are seventh in LaLiga but in contention for UEFA Conference League success as they have reached the knockout round play-offs and will face Gent.
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