Antony must earn right to play for Man Utd - Ten Hag

Manchester United manager Erik 10 Hag says Brazil winger Antony has to "earn the right" to play for the club.

An £82m signing from Ajax successful 2022, Antony is the second-most costly subordinate successful United’s past down Paul Pogba.

But helium scored conscionable 5 goals and 3 assists successful 55 Premier League appearances, and past play contributed a azygous extremity and 1 assistance arsenic United finished eighth.

The 24-year-old has lone had a azygous infinitesimal of competitory enactment this season, astatine Brighton past month, arsenic Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo person been chosen up of him.

Antony volition anticipation to person much engagement successful Tuesday's Carabao Cup third-round necktie with Barnsley, but Ten Hag says the subordinate is successful complaint of his ain destiny.

"He’s impatient," said the United manager. "He wants to play.

"But successful apical shot determination are laws. You prime the squad that has astir accidental to triumph the game, the 1 with the champion dynamic, the champion chemistry. Players person to combat for their positions."

Rashford, Garnacho and Amad person each scored this season, which has accrued the unit connected Antony, who was linked with Turkish nine Fenerbahce earlier the transportation model closed.

"The different players are doing truthful good - they're contributing," said Ten Hag. "He has to get implicit them. He has to gain the close successful training."

On Tuesday's cupful crippled against Barnsley astatine Old Trafford, Ten Hag added: "You volition spot what the line-up volition be.

"We person each time grooming and the players person to gain the close to play.

"When players bash the close happening successful training, erstwhile the cognition is good, when

they amusement show successful training, they volition gain the close to play."