Antony was ridiculed on social media for his celebration in Man Utd’s 4-2 win over Newport County in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
In the 68th minute of M.U’s away match against Newport County last night, when the score was 2-2, Antony scored to put the Red Devils ahead 3-2. After Luke Shaw’s shot hit the post, the Brazilian international quickly kicked the ball into the net for the English fourth-tier team.
After scoring, Antony knelt, raised his hands, faced the sky and said something celebratory. Because of this celebration, the former Ajax star was widely ridiculed on social networks.
“Antony celebrated like he scored against Real Madrid. There’s no need to do that,” one fan commented.
“So funny. Antony celebrated a goal against a small team as if he had scored against Man City,” a fan expressed his opinion.
“Antony celebrated as if he had scored in the Champions League final. It’s embarrassing,” one person criticized the M.U. star.
“Antony celebrated like he scored the winning goal in the World Cup final,” one fan wrote.
It’s not difficult to understand why Antony celebrated like that, because this was the first time the Brazilian international scored for M.U this season, after 22 consecutive matches without success. This is also the first time the former Ajax star has scored for the Red Devils since April last year.
Before “firing”, Antony assisted Bruno Fernandes to score against Newport County to open the match. This is also the first assist since the beginning of this season for a M.U player who spent 95 million euros to buy in the 2022 summer market.
After the win over Newport County, coach Ten Hag praised Antony and said that the Brazilian international shone as M.U wanted. “Antony scored 1 goal and had 1 assist. This is what we expect from him,” he said.