Antony, Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho set Manchester United goal target
Former Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre expects forward trio Antony, Jadon Sancho and Alejandro Garnacho to at least reach double figures this season.
Out of the three forwards, only Antony managed to reach the 10-goal mark last season, albeit this was split over spells at United and Ajax. Sancho scored seven goals despite his mid-season absence and Garnacho added five in his first full season in the Reds' first team.
After two matches, all three men have yet to get off the mark for the campaign but Sancho is still waiting for his first start. Speaking to bettingexpert.com, Silvestre feels it is a big season for all three forwards to prove their worth to the team.
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"They should be aiming between 10-15 goals each," he said. "That should be the aim for players like them.
"Antony started well last season, but ten-15 should be the target for offensive players in the midfield. You’re going to be playing a lot of games, and there will be a lot of opportunities to score this amount of goals."
With a combined 20 goals between them for United last season, the trio were ten behind leading goalscorer Marcus Rashford. However, the English striker has been told he must not become inconsistent in his second campaign under Erik ten Hag.
"For Marcus, score more goals," Silvestre added. "He had an excellent season, but yeah, consistency, that’s something that could come back.
The transfer window is in full swing and United have got their hands on three players well in advance of the September 1 deadline, with
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