Erik ten Hag suffered three defeats in Manchester United's latest embarrassment
If there was an edifying form of disapproval voiced against the Manchester United manager from some of their supporters at the City Ground it was the reaction to Antony's substitution.
For the second time this season, there were cheers from the away end at Antony's removal. They were heard in the Putney End at Fulham last month.
At £86.3million, Antony makes Paul Pogba look like nearly £100m well spent. Antony ended 2023 with one Premier League goal in 33 games. Jadon Sancho was more prolific.
The man responsible for Antony is not Joel Glazer or Richard Arnold or John Murtough but Erik ten Hag. Antony is Ten Hag's signing. He has spent his three-and-a-half years in Europe playing for Ajax and United solely under Ten Hag.
United yielded to Ten Hag's wish that they recruit a one-paced, one-dimensional and one-trick Brazilian with a modest goalscoring record in that famed league the Eredivisie. Antony is a write-off.
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United's matchgoers are dignified and they resisted outright booing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer until he held his hands up and effectively bid farewell at Vicarage Road. They will do likewise with Ten Hag.
Ten Hag seldom approaches the away end. There will be 6,410 of them at Wigan a week today and it is in Ten Hag's interests to approach and reproach.
The Bridgford End at the City Ground sounded apathetic. Apathy was rife as United's European campaign expired against Bayern Munich last month and supporters are now numb to their plight.
It feels like Ten Hag is past the point of no return now. He is out of ideas and out of excuses, settling for stock phrases at press conferences that do not wash with reporters or
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